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Polk County, Oregon, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dallas15,277 (2017)
Monmouth10,032 (2017)
Independence9,227 (2017)
Grand Ronde1,661 (2011)
Falls City975 (2017)
Fort Hill Census Designated Place129 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
39339
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39339:2
GUID (UUID V4):
f7e8587c-080c-49b8-a397-8d65755ebc4f
Other Languages:
French:
comtΓ© de Polk, Oregon, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Polk County, Oregon, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Polk, Oregon, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Полк, ΠžΡ€Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ‘Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ АмСрики
Simplified Chinese:
ζ³’ηˆΎε…‹ηΈ£ , δΏ„ε‹’ε†ˆε·ž, ηΎŽε›½
Spanish:
Condado de Polk, OregΓ³n, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Polk County, Oregon, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
Ω…Ω‚Ψ§Ψ·ΨΉΨ© Ψ¨ΩˆΩ„Ωƒ, Ψ£ΩˆΨ±ΩŠΨΊΩˆΩ†, Ψ§Ω„ΩˆΩ„Ψ§ΩŠΨ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Armenian:
Υ“ΥΈΥ¬Υ― Υ·Φ€Υ»Υ‘ΥΆ, Υ•Φ€Υ₯Υ£ΥΈΥΆ, Τ±Υ΄Υ₯Φ€Υ«Υ―Υ‘Υ΅Υ« ՄիՑցաՑլ Υ†Υ‘Υ°Υ‘ΥΆΥ£ΥΆΥ₯Φ€
Basque:
Polk konderria , Oregon
Bavarian:
Polk County, Oregon, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ΰ¦ͺোল্ক ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦‰ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦Ώ, অরেগন, ঀিলΰ¦ͺারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Полк, ΠžΡ€Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½, БъСдинСни амСрикански Ρ‰Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ
Cebuano:
Polk County , Oregon
Dutch:
Polk County, Oregon, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Polki maakond , Oregon, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄Ω‡Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω† ΩΎΩˆΩ„Ϊ©ΨŒ Ψ§ΩˆΨ±Ϊ―Ω†, Ψ§ΩˆΨ±Ϊ―Ω†, Ψ§ΫŒΨ§Ω„Ψ§Ψͺ Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ω‡ Ψ’Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Georgian:
αƒžαƒαƒšαƒ™αƒ˜αƒ‘ αƒαƒšαƒ₯αƒ˜, αƒαƒ αƒ”αƒ’αƒαƒœαƒ˜, αƒαƒ›αƒ”αƒ αƒ˜αƒ™αƒ˜αƒ‘ αƒ¨αƒ”αƒ”αƒ αƒ—αƒ”αƒ‘αƒ£αƒšαƒ˜ αƒ¨αƒ’αƒαƒ’αƒ”αƒ‘αƒ˜
Hungarian:
Polk megye, Oregon, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ポーク郑, γ‚ͺγƒ¬γ‚΄γƒ³ε·ž, をパγƒͺγ‚«εˆθ‘†ε›½
Latin:
Polk Comitatus, Oregonia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Limburgian:
Polk County, Oregon, Vereinegde Staote vaan Amerika
Low Saxon/Low German:
Polk County, Oregon, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Polk GΓ΄ng, Oregon
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Polk KΕ«n
Norwegian:
Polk County, Oregon, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Polk, Oregon, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Polk, Γ“regon, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Polk, Oregon, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Polk, Oregon, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Polk County, Oregon, Na StΓ itean Aonaichte
Serbian:
ΠžΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠ³ Полк , ΠžΡ€Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½, БјСдињСнС АмСричкС Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Polk County, Oregon, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Polk, Oregon, Marekani
Swedish:
Polk County, Oregon, USA
Traditional Chinese:
ζ³’ηˆΎε…‹ηΈ£, δΏ„ε‹’ε²‘ε·ž, ηΎŽεœ‹
Turkish:
Polk County, Oregon, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Полк, ΠžΡ€Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ½, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ– Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ АмСрики
Urdu:
پوک Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ Ψ§ΩˆΨ±ΫŒΪ―ΩˆΩ†, Ψ§ΩˆΨ±ΫŒΪ―ΩˆΩ†, ریاسΨͺہائے Ω…Ψͺحدہ Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊ­n Polk, Oregon, Chủng Quα»‘c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Polk, Oregon, Estados Unidos


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12 valid minerals.

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β“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Fluorescent pale yellowish under LW UV.
β“˜ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
β“˜ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Mesolite ?
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
β“˜ Mordenite
Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Agate
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
β“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
β“˜Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Mesolite ?9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Mordenite9.GD.35(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 Β· 28H2O
β“˜Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 Β· 3H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜''-
β“˜'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O
β“˜'Heulandite Subgroup'-
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Naβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Kβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Caβ“˜ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences45
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Keasey133.9 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Eugene3338 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Spencer641.3 - 38 Ma (Eocene)
Siletz River Volcanics256 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Calyptraea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bruclarkia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Bruclarkia38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Acila (Truncacila)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Acila : Acila (Truncacila)38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Parvicardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Parvicardium38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Spisula (Pseudocardium)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Spisula : Spisula (Pseudocardium)38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Squalus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Squalus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Squatina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Squatiniformes : Squatinidae : Squatina41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Heterodontus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Heterodontiformes : Heterodontidae : Heterodontus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Isurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Myliobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Neverita (Glossaulax) thomsonae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Neverita : Neverita (Glossaulax) thomsonae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dentalium (Fissidentalium) laneensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium : Dentalium (Fissidentalium) laneensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Thracia (Cetothrax) condoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia (Cetothrax) condoni38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Macoma inquinata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma inquinata38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Diplodonta parilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta : Diplodonta parilis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Litorhadia washingtonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Litorhadia : Litorhadia washingtonensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Panopea ramonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea : Panopea ramonensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Eutrephoceras oregonense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : Eutrephoceras oregonense33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Odontaspis macrota
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Odontaspis : Odontaspis macrota41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Raninoides oregonensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Raninidae : Raninoides : Raninoides oregonensis56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Macroacaena leucosiae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Macroacaena : Macroacaena leucosiae33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Aturia angustata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia angustata38 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Lamelliconcha clarki
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Lamelliconcha : Lamelliconcha clarki38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Acila (Truncacila) shumardi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Acila : Acila (Truncacila) shumardi38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pitar (Pitar) dalli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitar : Pitar (Pitar) dalli38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Macrocallista pittsburgensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Macrocallista : Macrocallista pittsburgensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mactromeris pittsburgensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mactromeris : Mactromeris pittsburgensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Solena (Eosolen) eugenensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Eosolen : Solena (Eosolen) eugenensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) schencki
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Perotrochus : Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) schencki56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Perotrochus : Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Acrilla (Ferminoscala) becki
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Scalina : Acrilla (Ferminoscala) becki38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Molopophorus dalli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Molopophorus : Molopophorus dalli38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polk_County,_Oregon
Wikidata ID:Q495393
GeoNames ID:5746351

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