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Butte County, South Dakota, USAi
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Butte CountyCounty
South DakotaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Belle Fourche5,696 (2017)
Newell595 (2017)
Nisland239 (2017)
Vale136 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
30376
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30376:0
GUID (UUID V4):
62565f66-45a1-488e-8306-774d1a9b8a36
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Butte, Dakota du Sud, États-Unis
German:
Butte County, South Dakota, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Butte, Dakota del Sud, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бьютт, Южная Дакота, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布尤特縣, 南达科他州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Butte, Dakota del Sur, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Butte County, South Dakota, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بوت, داكوتا الجنوبية, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բյուտ շրջան, Հարավային Դակոտա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Butte konderria , Hego Dakota
Bavarian:
Butte County, Sid-Dakota, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বাট্টে কাউন্টি, সাউথ ডাকোটা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бют, Южна Дакота, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Butte County, South Dakota
Dutch:
Butte County, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بیوت، داکوتای جنوبی, داکوتای جنوبی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბიუტის ოლქი, სამხრეთი დაკოტა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Butte megye, Dél-Dakota, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Butte, Dakota Theas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ビュート郡, サウスダコタ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Butte County, Süüd-Dakota, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Butte Gông, South Dakota
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Butte Kūn
Norwegian:
Butte County, Sør-Dakota, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Butte, Dakota Południowa, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Butte, Dakota do Sul, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Butte, Dakota de Sud, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Butte, Dakota de Sud, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Округ Бјут , Јужна Дакота, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Butte County, Južna Dakota, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Butte County, South Dakota, USA
Turkish:
Butte County, Güney Dakota, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Б'ютт, Південна Дакота, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بیوٹ کاؤنٹی، جنوبی ڈکوٹا, جنوبی ڈکوٹا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Butte, South Dakota, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Butte, South Dakota, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بٹ کاؤنٹی, دکھنی ڈکوٹا, امریکہ


NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the Owl Butte topo map. The USGS GNIS database presents 60 sets of coordinates for this county.

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Mineral List

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

9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O AnhydriteCaSO4
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S BaryteBaSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S MarcasiteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
K CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
VVanadium
V CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
UUranium
U CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Hell Creek666 - 63.3 Ma (Paleocene)
Lance172.1 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Greenhorn293.5 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Carlile Shale493.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Colorado - Greenhorn Limestone1993.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Calycoceras (Gentoniceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Calycoceras : Calycoceras (Gentoniceras)99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Yezoites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Yezoites99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretodus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protosphyraena
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pachycormiformes : Pachycormidae : Protosphyraena99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enchodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Enchodus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thescelosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Thescelosauridae : Thescelosaurus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachycephalosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Pachycephalosauria72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Triceratops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ceratopsidae : Triceratops72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thescelosaurus neglectus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Thescelosauridae : Thescelosaurus : Thescelosaurus neglectus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gorgosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Tyrannosauridae : Gorgosaurus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tyrannosaurus rex
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Tyrannosauridae : Tyrannosaurus : Tyrannosaurus rex72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretolamna appendiculata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretolamna : Cretolamna appendiculata99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachyrhizodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Crossognathiformes : Pachyrhizodontidae : Pachyrhizodus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax falcatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Anacoracidae : Squalicorax : Squalicorax falcatus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Calycoceras (Calycoceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Calycoceras : Calycoceras (Calycoceras)99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eucalycoceras pentagonum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Eucalycoceras : Eucalycoceras pentagonum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dunveganoceras pondi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Dunveganoceras : Dunveganoceras pondi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prionocyclus novimexicanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocyclus : Prionocyclus novimexicanus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prionocyclus macombi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocyclus : Prionocyclus macombi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pahasapasaurus haasi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Polycotylidae : Pahasapasaurus : Pahasapasaurus haasi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hamites cimarronensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hamitidae : Hamites : Hamites cimarronensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tarrantoceras flexicostatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Tarrantoceras : Tarrantoceras flexicostatum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Calycoceras (Calycoceras) boreale
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Calycoceras : Calycoceras (Calycoceras) boreale99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Calycoceras (Calycoceras) dromense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Calycoceras : Calycoceras (Calycoceras) dromense99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protacanthoceras proteus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Protacanthoceras : Protacanthoceras proteus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neocardioceras transiens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Neocardioceras : Neocardioceras transiens99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ptychodus occidentalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Ptychodontidae : Ptychodus : Ptychodus occidentalis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 8 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butte_County,_South_Dakota
Wikidata ID:Q2613601
GeoNames ID:5763234

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