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Glacier Co., Montana, USAi
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Glacier Co.County
MontanaState
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cut Bank3,002 (2017)
North Browning2,408 (2011)
South Browning1,785 (2011)
Browning1,027 (2017)
East Glacier Park Village363 (2011)
Starr School252 (2011)
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Glacier, Montana, États-Unis
German:
Glacier County, Montana, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Glacier, Montana, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Гласье, Монтана, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
冰川縣, 蒙大拿州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Glacier, Montana, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Glacier County, Montana, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة غلاسير, مونتانا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Գլեյսիեր շրջան, Մոնտանա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Glacier konderria , Montana
Bavarian:
Glacier County, Montana, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
গ্লাসিয়ের কাউন্টি, মন্টানা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Гласиър, Монтана, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Glacier County, Montana
Dutch:
Glacier County, Montana, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان گلاسیر، مونتانا, مونتانا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
გლასიერის ოლქი, მონტანა, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Glacier megye, Montana, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
グレイシャー郡, モンタナ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Glacier County, Montana, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Glacier Gông, Montana
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Glacier Kūn
Norwegian:
Glacier County, Montana, USA
Polish:
Glacier County, Montana, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Glacier, Montana, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Glacier, Montana, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Glacier, Montana, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Glacier County, Montana, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Глејшер , Монтана, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Glacier County, Montana, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Glacier County, Montana, USA
Turkish:
Glacier, Montana, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ґлейсьєр, Монтана, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گلیشیر کاؤنٹی، مونٹانا, مونٹانا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Glacier, Montana, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Glacier, Montana, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
گلیشئر کاؤنٹی،مونٹانا, مونٹانا, امریکہ


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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Knechtel, M.M., et al (1948), Map showing construction materials and non-metallic mineral resources of Montana USGS Missouri Basin Studies Map 11; Brobst D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 112 (Table 10).
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
Diamond
Formula: C
Reference: Dorothy M. Schlegal (1957) Gem Stones of the United States : USGS Bulletin 1042-G
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: USGS PP 296(Ross,1959)
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 196; Ross (1959), USGS Professional Paper 296.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Diamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C WitheriteBaCO3
C DiamondC
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O WitheriteBaCO3
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
NaSodium
Na Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
SiSilicon
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba WitheriteBaCO3

Fossils

There are 28 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences116
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Magadiceramus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Magadiceramus89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus)89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squamata
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Basilemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Nanhsiungchelyidae : Basilemys83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Champsosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Champsosauridae : Champsosaurus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithomimidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Ornithomimidae83.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paronychodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Paronychodon83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saurornitholestes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Dromaeosauridae : Saurornitholestes83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tyrannosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Tyrannosauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithischia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypsilophodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hypsilophodontidae83.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae83.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachycephalosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Pachycephalosauridae83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nodosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Nodosauridae83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ankylosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ankylosauridae83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Euoplocephalus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauridae : Euoplocephalus83.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ceratopsia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ceratopsia83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Multituberculata
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ptilodontoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Ptilodontoidea70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marsupialia
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Marsupialia83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turgidodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Turgidodon70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turgidodon russelli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Alphadontidae : Turgidodon : Turgidodon russelli70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paracimexomys priscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Multituberculata : Paracimexomys : Paracimexomys priscus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paracimexomys robisoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Taeniolabidae : Paracimexomys : Paracimexomys robisoni70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Leptalestes krejcii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pediomyidae : Leptalestes : Leptalestes krejcii70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Montanoceratops cerorhynchus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Leptoceratopsidae : Montanoceratops : Montanoceratops cerorhynchus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saurolophinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hadrosauridae : Saurolophinae83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lambeosaurinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hadrosauridae : Lambeosaurinae83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carnosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Carnosauria83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Centrosaurinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ceratopsidae : Centrosaurinae83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Einiosaurus procurvicornis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ceratopsidae : Einiosaurus : Einiosaurus procurvicornis83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Achelousaurus horneri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ceratopsidae : Achelousaurus : Achelousaurus horneri83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Troodon formosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Troodontidae : Troodon : Troodon formosus83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Maniraptora
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Maniraptora72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Maiasaura peeblesorum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Maiasaura : Maiasaura peeblesorum83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rubeosaurus ovatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ceratopsidae : Rubeosaurus : Rubeosaurus ovatus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Corythosaurus casuarius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Corythosaurus : Corythosaurus casuarius83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypacrosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Hypacrosaurus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gryposaurus latidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Gryposaurus : Gryposaurus latidens85.8 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prosaurolophus blackfeetensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hadrosauridae : Prosaurolophus : Prosaurolophus blackfeetensis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Albanerpetontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Albanerpetontidae70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Edmontonia rugosidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Nodosauridae : Edmontonia : Edmontonia rugosidens83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orodromeus makelai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Thescelosauridae : Orodromeus : Orodromeus makelai83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypacrosaurus stebingeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Hypacrosaurus : Hypacrosaurus stebingeri83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoplagiaulacidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Neoplagiaulacidae70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dermestidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dermestidae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Piksi barbarulna
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Piksi : Piksi barbarulna83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prenoceratops pieganensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Leptoceratopsidae : Prenoceratops : Prenoceratops pieganensis83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anura
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudinata
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus frechi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus frechi89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Volviceramus involutus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Volviceramus : Volviceramus involutus89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paracimexomys propriscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Taeniolabidae : Paracimexomys : Paracimexomys propriscus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nidimys occultus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Neoplagiaulacidae : Nidimys : Nidimys occultus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Leptalestes toevsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pediomyidae : Leptalestes : Leptalestes toevsi70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus undabundus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus undabundus89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus sokolovi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus sokolovi89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus gibbosus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus gibbosus89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus glacierensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus glacierensis89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Montanoolithus strongorum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Montanoolithidae : Montanoolithus : Montanoolithus strongorum83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oohkotokia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauridae : Oohkotokia85.8 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oohkotokia horneri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauridae : Oohkotokia : Oohkotokia horneri83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Leptorhynchos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Caenagnathidae : Leptorhynchos83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_County,_Montana
Wikidata ID:Q31091
GeoNames ID:5654267

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