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Brown Co., South Dakota, USAi
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Brown Co.County
South DakotaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aberdeen28,102 (2017)
Groton1,508 (2017)
Warner482 (2017)
Hecla229 (2017)
Frederick204 (2017)
Bath172 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Brown, Dakota du Sud, États-Unis
German:
Brown County, South Dakota, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Brown, Dakota del Sud, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Браун, Южная Дакота, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布朗縣, 南达科他州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Brown, Dakota del Sur, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Brown County, South Dakota, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة براون, داكوتا الجنوبية, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բրաուն շրջան, Հարավային Դակոտա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Brown konderria , Hego Dakota
Bavarian:
Brown County, Sid-Dakota, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ব্রাউন কাউন্টি, সাউথ ডাকোটা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Браун, Южна Дакота, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Brown County, South Dakota
Dutch:
Brown County, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Browni maakond, Lõuna-Dakota, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان براون، داکوتای جنوبی, داکوتای جنوبی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბრაუნის ოლქი, სამხრეთი დაკოტა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז בראון, דקוטה הדרומית, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Brown megye, Dél-Dakota, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Brown, Dakota Theas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ブラウン郡, サウスダコタ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Brown County, Süüd-Dakota, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Brown Gông, South Dakota
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Brown Kūn
Norwegian:
Brown County, Sør-Dakota, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Brown, Dakota Południowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Brown, Dakota do Sul, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Brown, Dakota de Sud, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Brown, Dakota de Sud, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Brown County, Јужна Дакота, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Brown County, Južna Dakota, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Traditional Chinese:
布朗縣, 南達科他州, 美國
Turkish:
Brown, Güney Dakota, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Браун, Південна Дакота, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
براؤن کاؤنٹی, جنوبی ڈکوٹا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Brown, South Dakota, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Brown, South Dakota, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
براؤن کاؤنٹی، ساؤتھ ڈیکوٹا, دکھنی ڈکوٹا, امریکہ


NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the Putney topo map. The USGS GNIS database presents 49 sets of coordinates for this county.

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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Snetsinger K. G., Keil K. & Bunch T. E. (1967) Chromite from "equilibrated" chondrites: American Mineralogist 52 (9/10): 1322-1331. (Sep/Oct 1967); Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Reference: Merrill, G.P. (1919) Second report on researches on the chemical and mineralogical composition of meteorites. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 19(4):p.1. ; Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).
Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Mason B. (1963) Olivine composition in Chondrites: Geochim. Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta 27, 1011-1023.; Merrill, G.P. (1919) Second report on researches on the chemical and mineralogical composition of meteorites. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 19(4):p.1. ; Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).; Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
'Limonite'
Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Orthopyroxene (Fs15.7) according to Mason (1963).
Reference: Merrill, G.P. (1919) Second report on researches on the chemical and mineralogical composition of meteorites. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 19(4):p.1. ; Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).
'Plessite'
Reference: Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R. & Hutchison, B. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites (4/e). University of Arizona Press: Tucson.
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Farrington, O.C. (1915). Catalogue of the meteorites of North America: Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 13: Washington. 545 pages.; Mason, B. & Wiik, H.B. (1966) The Composition of the Bath, Frankfort, Kakangari, Rose City, and Tadjera Meteorites. American Museum Novitates, No.2272, New York. 24 pp. (Dec 1966).; Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.; Taylor, G.J. (1968) On the Thermal History of Chondrites: Master's Thesis: Rice University. 73 pages.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Limonite'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Plessite'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
S TroiliteFeS
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe IronFe
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cu CopperCu
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed513 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Montana - Pierre Shale - Virgin Creek283.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Deadwood2478.6 - 466 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cedarina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Cedariidae : Cedarina513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Dicellomus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Dicellomus513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Mosasaurus missouriensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Mosasaurus : Mosasaurus missouriensis83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites compressus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites compressus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_County,_South_Dakota
Wikidata ID:Q489062
GeoNames ID:5226553

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