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Adams County, Washington, USAi
Regional Level Types
Adams CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Othello7,809 (2017)
Ritzville1,665 (2017)
Lind567 (2017)
Washtucna202 (2017)
Hatton102 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
41750
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41750:4
GUID (UUID V4):
49c3a090-bf25-4333-94b4-a933e964831c
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Adams, Washington, États-Unis
German:
Adams County, Washington, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Adams, Washington, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Адамс, Вашингтон, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
亚当斯县, 华盛顿州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Adams, Washington, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Adams County, Uashington, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ادمز, واشنطن, الولايات المتحدة
Azeri:
Adams qraflığı, Vaşinqton ştatı, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Basque:
Adams konderria , Washington
Bavarian:
Adams County, Washington, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bengali:
অ্যাডামস কাউন্টি, ওয়াশিংটন, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
আডামস কাউন্টি, ৱাশিংটন, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Адамс, Вашингтон, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Adams County , Washington
Czech:
Adams County, Washington, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Adams County, Washington, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Adams, Vaŝingtonio
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان آدامز، واشینگتن, واشینگتن, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ადამსის ოლქი, ვაშინგტონის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אדמס, וושינגטון, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Adams megye, Washington, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
アダムズ郡, ワシントン州, アメリカ合衆国
Kapampangan:
Adams County, Washington, Estados Unidos
Korean:
애덤스 군, 워싱턴주, 미국
Low Saxon/Low German:
Adams County, Washington, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Adams Gông, Washington
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Adams Kūn
Norwegian:
Adams County, Washington, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Adams, Waszyngton, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Adams, Washington, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Adams, Washington, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Adams, Washington, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Adams County, Вашингтон, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Adams County, Washington, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Adams County, Washington, USA
Thai:
แอดัมส์เคาน์ตี, รัฐวอชิงตัน, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
亞當斯郡, 華盛頓州, 美國
Turkish:
Adams County, Washington, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Адамс, Вашингтон, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ایڈمز کاؤنٹی، واشنگٹن, ریاست واشنگٹن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Adams, Washington, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Adams, Washington, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ایڈمز کاؤنٹی، واشنگٹن, واشنگٹن, امریکہ


Adams county is located in the south eastern quadrant of Washington state and has a total area of 5,000 km2 (1,930 square miles). Geology is comprised chiefly of Columbia Flood Basalts, Loess, and glacial flood sediments. Little collecting or mining has been done within the county and no sites area presently known in Mindat. Coordinates given are for Ritzville which is the county seat.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

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

BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences65
Youngest Fossil Listed0.30 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed4.90 Ma (Pliocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ringold544.9 - 1.8 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Colubridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Elaphe
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Elaphe4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Crotalus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Crotalus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Sorex
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Felidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Spilogale
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mephitidae : Spilogale4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Taxidea
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Taxidea4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Canis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Parailurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Parailurus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Procyon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Procyon4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Thomomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Prodipodomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Prodipodomys4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Nekrolagus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Nekrolagus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Platygonus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Camelops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops4.9 - 0.3 Ma
Cenozoic
Hemiauchenia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Hemiauchenia1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Odocoileus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Rangifer
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Rangifer4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus brevitrabalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus brevitrabalis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Alilepus vagus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Alilepus : Alilepus vagus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Alilepus wilsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Alilepus : Alilepus wilsoni4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Bassariscus casei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Bassariscus : Bassariscus casei4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Borophagus diversidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Borophagus : Borophagus diversidens4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Buisnictis breviramus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Buisnictis : Buisnictis breviramus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Canis lepophagus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis lepophagus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Capromeryx tauntonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Capromeryx : Capromeryx tauntonensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Castor californicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Castor : Castor californicus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Odocoileus hemionus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus : Odocoileus hemionus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Spermophilus howelli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : Spermophilus howelli4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Ondatra minor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ondatra : Ondatra minor4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Mammut americanum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut americanum1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Puma concolor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Puma : Puma concolor1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Puma lacustris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Puma : Puma lacustris4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Panthera onca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera onca1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Lynx rufus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : Lynx rufus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hemiauchenia macrocephala
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Hemiauchenia : Hemiauchenia macrocephala4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hypolagus edensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : Hypolagus edensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hypolagus furlongi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : Hypolagus furlongi4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hypolagus gidleyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : Hypolagus gidleyi4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Hypolagus ringoldensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : Hypolagus ringoldensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Lutra piscinaria
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Satherium : Lutra piscinaria4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Trigonictis cookii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Trigonictis : Trigonictis cookii4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Paramylodon harlani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Paramylodon : Paramylodon harlani1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Megalonyx leptostomus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx : Megalonyx leptostomus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Mustela rexroadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : Mustela rexroadensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Ophiomys taylori
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Mimomys : Ophiomys taylori4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Neotoma fossilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma fossilis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Dinofelis palaeoonca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Dinofelis : Dinofelis palaeoonca4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Plionarctos harroldorum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Plionarctos : Plionarctos harroldorum4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Procastoroides idahoensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Procastoroides : Procastoroides idahoensis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Sorex meltoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex meltoni4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Spermophilus russelli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : Spermophilus russelli4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Thomomys gidleyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys : Thomomys gidleyi4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Taxidea taxus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Taxidea : Taxidea taxus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Thamnophis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : Thamnophis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Pituophis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Pituophis4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Lampropeltis getulus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Lampropeltis : Lampropeltis getulus4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Elaphe vulpina
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Elaphe : Elaphe vulpina4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Charina bottae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae : Charina : Charina bottae4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Lynx canadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : Lynx canadensis1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Perognathinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Perognathinae4.9 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Washington
Wikidata ID:Q156273
GeoNames ID:5785282

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