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Alger Co., Michigan, USAi
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Alger Co.County
MichiganState
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Munising2,288 (2017)
Chatham212 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Alger, Michigan, États-Unis
German:
Alger County, Michigan, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Alger, Michigan, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Алджер, Мичиган, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
阿爾傑縣, 密歇根州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Alger, Míchigan, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Alger County, Michigan, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ألجير , ميشيغان, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ալջեր շրջան, Միչիգան, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Alger konderria , Michigan
Bavarian:
Alger County, Michigan, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
আলজের কাউন্টি, মিশিগান, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Алджър, Мичиган, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Alger County, Michigan
Czech:
Alger County, Michigan, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Alger County, Michigan, USA
Dutch:
Alger County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان آلگر، میشیگان, میشیگان, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ალჯერის ოლქი, მიჩიგანის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אלגר, מישיגן, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Alger megye, Michigan, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
アルジャー郡, ミシガン州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Alger Comitatus, Michigania, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Alger County, Michigan, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Alger Gông, Michigan
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Alger Kūn
Norwegian:
Alger County, Michigan, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Alger, Michigan, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Alger, Michigan, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Alger, Michigan, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Alger, Michigan, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Alger County, Michigan, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Алџер, Мичиген, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Alger County, Michigan, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Alger County, Michigan, USA
Traditional Chinese:
阿爾傑縣, 密芝根州, 美國
Turkish:
Alger, Michigan, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Алджер, Мічиган, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
الجر کاؤنٹی، مشی گن, مشی گن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Alger, Michigan, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Alger, Michigan, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
الگر کاؤنٹی, مشیگن, امریکہ


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Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson
'Glauconite'
Formula: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Reference: Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson
Greigite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2S4
Reference: Am Min 57:1303-1304
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson
Quartz var. Agate
Reference: Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson
Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
Colour: multi-colored
Description: Agates washed away from places like Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula sometimes wind up along beaches near Grand Marais Michigan.
Reference: Yalmer Primeau collection
'Thomsonite'
Reference: Mineralogy of Michigan (2004) Heinrich & Robinson

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Greigite2.DA.05Fe2+Fe3+2S4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Lake Superior Agate4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
'Glauconite'9.EC.(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Thomsonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
NaSodium
Na Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Si Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
SSulfur
S GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
Fe Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alger_County,_Michigan
Wikidata ID:Q486210
GeoNames ID:4983956

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