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Brown County, Minnesota, USAi
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Brown CountyCounty
MinnesotaState
USACountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
New Ulm13,327 (2017)
Sleepy Eye3,443 (2017)
Springfield2,068 (2017)
Hanska377 (2017)
Comfrey372 (2017)
Searles171 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Brown, Minnesota, États-Unis
German:
Brown County, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Brown, Minnesota, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Браун, Миннесота, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布朗縣, 明尼蘇達州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Brown, Minesota, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Brown County, Minnesota, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة براون, مينيسوتا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բրաուն շրջան, Մինեսոտա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Brown konderria , Minnesota
Bavarian:
Brown County, Minnesota, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ব্রাউন কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Браун, Минесота, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Brown County , Minnesota
Danish:
Brown County, Minnesota, USA
Dutch:
Brown County, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان براون، مینه‌سوتا, مینه‌سوتا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Brownin piirikunta, Minnesota, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
ბრაუნის ოლქი, მინესოტა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז בראון, מינסוטה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Brown megye, Minnesota, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ブラウン郡, ミネソタ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Brown Comitatus, Minnesota, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Brown County, Minnesota, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Brown Gông, Minnesota
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Brown Kūn
Norwegian:
Brown County, Minnesota, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Brown, Minnesota, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Brown, Minnesota, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Brown, Minnesota, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Brown, Minnesota, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Brown County, Minnesota, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Браун, Минесота, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Brown County, Minnesota, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Brown County, Minnesota, USA
Traditional Chinese:
布朗縣, 明尼蘇達州, 美國
Turkish:
Brown, Minnesota, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Браун, Міннесота, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
براؤن کاؤنٹی، مینیسوٹا, مینیسوٹا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Brown, Minnesota, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Brown, Minnesota, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
براؤن کاؤنٹی، منسسوٹا, منی سوٹا, امریکہ


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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
'Limonite'
Reference: Frank C, Schrader.,Ralph W. Stone and Samuel Sanford (1917) Useful Minerals of the United States : USGS Bulletin 624
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Fossils

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

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Occurrences40
Youngest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Windrow1100.5 - 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Windrow - Ostrander39100.5 - 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Coptothyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Coptothyris100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tracheophyta
phylum
Plantae : Tracheophyta100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Azolla
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Azolla100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Minerisporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Isoetales : Minerisporites100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arcellites
genus
Plantae : Arcellites100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sanoarca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Sanoarca100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Blattaria
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattaria100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tenellisporites
genus
Tenellisporites100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ariadnaesporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Ariadnaesporites100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spermatites
genus
Spermatites100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_County,_Minnesota
Wikidata ID:Q110900
GeoNames ID:5019385

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