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Olmsted County, Minnesota, USAi
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Olmsted CountyCounty
MinnesotaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rochester112,225 (2017)
Stewartville6,037 (2017)
Byron5,328 (2017)
Eyota2,032 (2017)
Oronoco1,446 (2017)
Dover745 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Olmsted, Minnesota, États-Unis
German:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Olmsted, Minnesota, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Олмстед, Миннесота, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
奧姆斯特德縣 , 明尼蘇達州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Olmsted, Minesota, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة أولمستيد, مينيسوتا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Օլմստեդ շրջան , Մինեսոտա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Olmsted konderria , Minnesota
Bavarian:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ওলমস্টেড কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Олмстед, Минесота, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Olmsted County, Minnesota
Danish:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Dutch:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان اولمستد، مینه‌سوتا, مینه‌سوتا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ოლმსტედის ოლქი, მინესოტა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אולמסטד, מינסוטה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Olmsted megye, Minnesota, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
オルムステッド郡, ミネソタ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Olmsted Comitatus, Minnesota, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Luxembourgish:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Min Dong Chinese:
Olmsted Gông, Minnesota
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Olmsted Kūn
Norwegian:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Olmsted, Minnesota, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Olmsted, Minnesota, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Olmsted, Minnesota, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Olmsted, Minnesota, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Олмстед , Минесота, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Traditional Chinese:
奧姆斯特德縣, 明尼蘇達州, 美國
Turkish:
Olmsted County, Minnesota, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Олмстед, Міннесота, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
اولمسٹیڈ کاؤنٹی، مینیسوٹا, مینیسوٹا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Olmsted, Minnesota, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Olmsted, Minnesota, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
المسٹڈ کاؤنٹی, منی سوٹا, امریکہ


This county is underlain by little deformed Paleozoic bedrock, at time fossiliferous. Small amounts of placer gold can be panned from area streams that drain areas underlain by glacial drift.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Davis, Robert E.,(1957) Magnesium Resources of the United States - A Geologic Summary and Annotated Bibliography to 1953 :USGS Bulletin 1019-E
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Heyl, A. & W. West (1982) Outlying mineral occurrences related to the Upper Mississippi Valley Mineral District, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota: Economic Geology: 77 (8): 1803-1817.
Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Schrader, F.C., Stone, R.W., Sanford, S. (1917) Useful Minerals of the United States. United States Geological Survey, USGS Bulletin 624, 412 pages.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
Quartz var. Agate
Reference: Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America
Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
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

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. Lake Superior AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed470 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cummingsville21460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Streptelasma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Streptelasma470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Salpingostoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bucaniidae : Salpingostoma470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Bumastus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Illaenus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Illaenus470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Aspidopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Aspidopora470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Batostoma
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : Batostoma470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Monotrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : Monotrypa470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Prasopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Prasopora470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Dinorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Dinorthis470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Glyptorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Paucicrura
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Paucicrura470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Plectorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Plectorthis470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Vellamo
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Clitambonitidae : Vellamo470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Rafinesquina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Sowerbyella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Strophomena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Strophomena470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Rhynchotrema
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Rhynchotrema470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Hormotoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Hormotomidae : Hormotoma470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Rhinidictya
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : Rhinidictya470 - 458.4 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmsted_County,_Minnesota
Wikidata ID:Q485656
GeoNames ID:5040211

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