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Rucks' Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
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View From the Top of a Collecting Dump

Rucks' Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Okeechobee5,608 (2017)
Taylor Creek4,348 (2011)
Cypress Quarters1,215 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
41047
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41047:7
GUID (UUID V4):
72c16b27-4a1c-44ef-862a-fad8275da5ba
Other Languages:
French:
ComtΓ© d'Okeechobee, Floride, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Okeechobee County, Florida, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Okeechobee, Florida, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
ΠžΠΊΠΈΡ‡ΠΎΠ±ΠΈ, Π€Π»ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ΄Π°, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ‘Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ АмСрики
Simplified Chinese:
ζ­εŸΊζ±‚η’§ηΈ£, δ½›η½—ι‡ŒθΎΎε·ž, ηΎŽε›½
Spanish:
Condado de Okeechobee, Florida, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Okeechobee County, Florida, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
Ω…Ω‚Ψ§Ψ·ΨΉΨ© Ψ£ΩˆΩƒΩŠΨͺΩƒΩˆΨ¨ΩŠ, ΩΩ„ΩˆΨ±ΩŠΨ―Ψ§, Ψ§Ω„ΩˆΩ„Ψ§ΩŠΨ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Armenian:
Υ•Υ―Υ«ΥΉΥΈΥ’Υ« Υ·Φ€Υ»Υ‘ΥΆ, Υ–Υ¬ΥΈΦ€Υ«Υ€Υ‘, Τ±Υ΄Υ₯Φ€Υ«Υ―Υ‘Υ΅Υ« ՄիՑցաՑլ Υ†Υ‘Υ°Υ‘ΥΆΥ£ΥΆΥ₯Φ€
Basque:
Okeechobee konderria, Florida
Bavarian:
Okeechobee County, Florida, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ΰ¦“ΰ¦•ΰ§€ΰ¦šΰ§‹ΰ¦¬ΰ§€ ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦‰ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦Ώ, ফ্লোরি঑া, ঀিলΰ¦ͺারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
ΠžΠΊΠΈΡ‡ΠΎΠ±ΠΈ, Π€Π»ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ΄Π°, БъСдинСни амСрикански Ρ‰Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ
Cebuano:
Okeechobee County, Florida
Dutch:
Okeechobee County, Florida, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄Ω‡Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω† Ψ§ΩˆΪ©ΫŒΪ†ΩˆΨ¨ΫŒΨŒ ΩΩ„ΩˆΨ±ΫŒΨ―Ψ§, ΩΩ„ΩˆΨ±ΫŒΨ―Ψ§, Ψ§ΫŒΨ§Ω„Ψ§Ψͺ Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ω‡ Ψ’Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Hungarian:
Okeechobee megye, Florida, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
γ‚ͺキーチョビー郑, フロγƒͺγƒ€ε·ž, をパγƒͺγ‚«εˆθ‘†ε›½
Latin:
Okeechobee Comitatus, Florida, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Okeechobee GΓ΄ng, Florida
Norwegian:
Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Okeechobee, Floryda, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Okeechobee, FlΓ³rida, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Okeechobee, Florida, Statele Unite ale Americii
Scots:
Okeechobee Coonty, Florida
Serbian:
ΠžΠΊΡ€ΡƒΠ³ ΠžΠΊΠΈΡ‡ΠΎΠ±ΠΈ, Π€Π»ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ΄Π°, БјСдињСнС АмСричкС Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Okeechobee County, Florida, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
Turkish:
Okeechobee, Florida, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
ΠžΠΊΡ–Ρ‡ΠΎΠ±Ρ–, Π€Π»ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ΄Π°, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ– Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ АмСрики
Urdu:
Ψ§ΩˆΪ©ΫŒΪ†ΩˆΨ¨ΫŒ Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ ΩΩ„ΩˆΨ±ΫŒΪˆΨ§, ΩΩ„ΩˆΨ±ΫŒΪˆΨ§, ریاسΨͺہائے Ω…Ψͺحدہ Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊ­n Okeechobee, Florida, Chủng Quα»‘c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Okeechobee, Florida, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
Ψ§ΩˆΪ©ΫŒΪ†ΩˆΨ¨ΫŒ Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒ, ΩΩ„ΩˆΨ±ΫŒΪˆΨ§, Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ϋ


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βœͺ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: scalenohedral
Colour: pale yellow-white to honey-brown
Fluorescence: creamy yellow-white
Description: Crystals grow in the interior of Mercenaria permagna (Pliocene/Pleistocene)
β“˜ 'Iron oxide'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
β“˜'Iron oxide'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences90
Youngest Fossil Listed0.78 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed4.90 Ma (Pliocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Okeechobee - Nashua - Rucks Pit302.588 - 0.781 Ma (Pleistocene)
Tamiami - Pinecrest323.6 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Tamiami - Pinecrest Beds204.9 - 1.8 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Septastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Septastrea2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Busycon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Busycon2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Busycotypus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Busycotypus2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Eupleura
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Eupleura2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Oliva
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Oliva2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Scaphella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Scaphella2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Oliva (Strephona)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Oliva : Oliva (Strephona)2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Urosalpinx
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Urosalpinx2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Noetia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Noetia2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Carolinapecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Carolinapecten2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Dinocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Dinocardium2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Mulinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Mulinia2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Homotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Homotherium4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Procyon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Procyon4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hemiauchenia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Hemiauchenia4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Tapirus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Eremotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megatheriidae : Eremotherium4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Arctodus pristinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Arctodus : Arctodus pristinus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Capromeryx arizonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Capromeryx : Capromeryx arizonensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Odocoileus virginianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus : Odocoileus virginianus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Equus (Dolichohippus)
subgenus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus (Dolichohippus)4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Glossotherium chapadmalense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Glossotherium : Glossotherium chapadmalense4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Glyptotherium texanum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Glyptotherium : Glyptotherium texanum4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Nannippus peninsulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Nannippus : Nannippus peninsulatus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Holmesina floridanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Pampatheriidae : Holmesina : Holmesina floridanus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Megalonyx leptostomus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx : Megalonyx leptostomus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Phugatherium dichroplax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hydrochoeridae : Phugatherium : Phugatherium dichroplax4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Pachyarmatherium leiseyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Pachyarmatherium : Pachyarmatherium leiseyi4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Platygonus bicalcaratus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus : Platygonus bicalcaratus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Dasypus bellus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Dasypus : Dasypus bellus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Carolinapecten solaroides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Carolinapecten : Carolinapecten solaroides2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Conradostrea lawrencei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Conradostrea : Conradostrea lawrencei2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Mercenaria permagna
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Mercenaria : Mercenaria permagna2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Murexiella macgintyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murexiella : Murexiella macgintyi3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Volutifusus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volutifusus2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Typhis (Rugotyphis) harrisi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Typhis : Typhis (Rugotyphis) harrisi3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Calotrophon ostrearum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Calotrophon : Calotrophon ostrearum3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Strioterebrum petiti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Terebridae : Strioterebrum : Strioterebrum petiti2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Busycon carica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Busycon : Busycon carica2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Mulinia lateralis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mulinia : Mulinia lateralis2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Murexiella (Murexiella) shilohensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murexiella : Murexiella (Murexiella) shilohensis3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murexiella : Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) fulvescens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Hexaplex : Hexaplex (Hexaplex) fulvescens3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Dermomurex (Dermomurex) engonatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Dermomurex : Dermomurex (Dermomurex) engonatus3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Aspella senex
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Aspella : Aspella senex3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Conus (Ximeniconus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Ximeniconus)2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Typhis (Rugotyphis) floridanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Typhis : Typhis (Rugotyphis) floridanus3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Triplofusus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Triplofusus2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Cinctura
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Cinctura2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Caloosarca) hoerleae3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Trajana pyta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Trajana : Trajana pyta3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Miltha (Miltha) caloosaensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Miltha : Miltha (Miltha) caloosaensis3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Calyptraea (Trochita) floridana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Trochita : Calyptraea (Trochita) floridana3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Monoplex parthenopeus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ranellidae : Monoplex : Monoplex parthenopeus3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Ventrilia rucksorum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Trigonostoma : Ventrilia rucksorum2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikidata ID:Q501123
GeoNames ID:4166825

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