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Bell Co., Texas, USAi
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Bell Co.County
TexasState
USACountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Killeen140,806 (2017)
Temple72,277 (2017)
Fort Hood29,589 (2011)
Harker Heights29,142 (2017)
Belton20,547 (2017)
Nolanville4,774 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Bell, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Bell County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Bell, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Белл, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
貝爾縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Bell, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Bell County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بل , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բել շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Bell konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Bell County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বেল কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бел, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Bell County, Texas, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Bell County, Texas
Czech:
Bell County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Bell County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Belli maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بل، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბელის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Bell megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
County Bell, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Bell, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ベル郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Bell Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Bell County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Bell Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bell Kūn
Norwegian:
Bell County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Bell, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Bell, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Bell, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Bell, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Bell County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Бел, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Bell County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovak:
Bell County, Texas, Spojené štáty
Swedish:
Bell County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
貝爾縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Bell County, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Белл, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بیل کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Bell, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Bell, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بل کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Mason (1963) — Olivine (Fa23)
Reference: Mason, B. (1963) Olivine in ordinary chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 27(9): 1011-1023. (Sept 1963).; Keil, K. & Fredriksson, K. (1964) The Fe, Mg and Ca Distribution in Coexisting Olivines and Rhombic Pyroxenes of Chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 69 (16): 3487-3515. (August 1964).
Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: Am Min (1940) 25:205
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Am Min (1940) 25:205
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Composition in the meteoritic 'hypersthene' range.
Reference: Keil, K. & Fredriksson, K. (1964) The Fe, Mg and Ca Distribution in Coexisting Olivines and Rhombic Pyroxenes of Chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 69 (16): 3487-3515. (August 1964).
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Reference: Ramdohr, P. (1973). The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. Elsevier Publishing Company: Amsterdam; London: New York. 245 pages.
'Plessite'
Reference: Am Min (1940) 25:205
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: R&M 66:3 pp 196-224
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Reference: Am Min (1940) 25:205
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Am Min (1940) 25:205
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Reference: Am Min (1940) 25:205

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S TroiliteFeS
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe IronFe
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

Fossils

There are 18 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences51
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed109 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anisoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Anisoceratidae : Anisoceras99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oxytropidoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Brancoceratidae : Oxytropidoceras109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Mojsisovicsiidae : Oxytropidoceras : Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras)109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Testudinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tapirus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammuthus columbi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus columbi2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Paramylodon harlani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Paramylodon : Paramylodon harlani2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia) rostratum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Brancoceratidae : Mortoniceras : Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia) rostratum105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Oxytropidoceras (Manuaniceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Mojsisovicsiidae : Oxytropidoceras : Oxytropidoceras (Manuaniceras)109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stelidioseris bellensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Stelidioseris : Stelidioseris bellensis109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stoliczkaia (Lamnayella) crotaloides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Lyelliceratidae : Stoliczkaiella : Stoliczkaia (Lamnayella) crotaloides99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neophlycticeras blancheti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Lyelliceratidae : Neophlycticeras : Neophlycticeras blancheti105.3 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Adkinsella edwardsensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Adkinsella : Adkinsella edwardsensis109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Astrocoenia nidiformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Astrocoenia : Astrocoenia nidiformis109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ogilviastraea richardsi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Ogilviastraea : Ogilviastraea richardsi109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ovalastrea fredericksburgensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Ovalastrea : Ovalastrea fredericksburgensis109 - 105.3 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Graysonites adkinsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Graysonites : Graysonites adkinsi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phymosoma hilli
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Calycina : Phymosomatidae : Phymosoma : Phymosoma hilli89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Echinocorys texanus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Holasteridae : Echinocorys : Echinocorys texanus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 18 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q108428
GeoNames ID:4673310

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