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Washington County, Georgia, USAi
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Washington CountyCounty
GeorgiaState
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sandersville5,752 (2017)
Davisboro1,986 (2017)
Tennille1,773 (2017)
Sparks1,760 (2006)
Harrison467 (2017)
Oconee257 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Washington, Géorgie, États-Unis
German:
Washington County, Georgia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Washington, Georgia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Вашингтон, Джорджия, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
華盛頓縣, 喬治亞州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Washington, Georgia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Washington County, Georgia, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة واشنطن, جورجيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Վաշինգտոն շրջան, Ջորջիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Washington konderria, Georgia
Bavarian:
Washington County, Georgia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ৱাশিংটন কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Вашингтон, Джорджия, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Washington County, Georgia
Dutch:
Washington County, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Washington, Georgio
Estonian:
Washingtoni maakond, Georgia, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان واشینگتن، جورجیا, جورجیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Washington megye, Georgia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ワシントン郡, ジョージア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Washington, Georgia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Washington County, Georgia, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Washington Gông, Georgia
Norwegian:
Washington County, Georgia, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Washington, Georgia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Washington, Geórgia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Washington, Georgia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Вашингтон, Џорџија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Washington County, Georgia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Washington County, Georgia, USA
Turkish:
Washington County, Georgia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вашингтон, Джорджія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
واشنگٹن کاؤنٹی، جارجیا, جارجیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Washington, Georgia, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Washington, Georgia, Estados Unidos


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Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
Reference: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 59, Issue 19, October 1995, Pages 4071-4082
'Clays'
Reference: Kariminia, S. M., Pickering, S. M., Kogel, J. E., Elliott, W. C., Simmons, R., & Ghazi, A. M. (2001). Preliminary Facies Analysis of the Twiggs Clay Formation at the Sara Dukes Mine, Sandersville, Georgia. GSA Southeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting (April 5-6, 2001)
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 53 localities in this region.
Reference: Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
Opal var. Fire Opal ?
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: Schrader, F.C., Stone, R.W., Sanford, S. (1917) Useful Minerals of the United States. United States Geological Survey, USGS Bulletin 624, 412 pages.
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Reference: Kariminia, S. M., Pickering, S. M., Kogel, J. E., Elliott, W. C., Simmons, R., & Ghazi, A. M. (2001). Preliminary Facies Analysis of the Twiggs Clay Formation at the Sara Dukes Mine, Sandersville, Georgia. GSA Southeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting (April 5-6, 2001)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 59, Issue 19, October 1995, Pages 4071-4082

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Fire Opal ?4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
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'Clays'-
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Opal var. Fire OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O BaddeleyiteZrO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Opal var. Fire OpalSiO2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Opal var. Fire OpalSiO2 · nH2O
ZrZirconium
Zr BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

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

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tobacco Road - Sandersville138 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Basilosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Basilosauridae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dugongidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Periarchus quinquefarius
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Protoscutellidae : Periarchus : Periarchus quinquefarius56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Georgia
Wikidata ID:Q498286
GeoNames ID:4229557

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