Orleans County, New York, USA
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Orleans Co., New York, USAi
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Orleans Co.County
New YorkState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Albion5,998 (2017)
Medina5,827 (2017)
Holley1,735 (2017)
Lyndonville803 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Orleans, État de New York, États-Unis
German:
Orleans County, New York, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Orleans, New York, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Орлинс, Нью-Йорк, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
奧爾良縣, 纽约州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Orleans, Nueva York, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Orleans County, Nju Jork, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة أورلينز , نيويورك, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Օռլեանս շրջան, Նյու Յորք, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Orleans konderria , New York
Bavarian:
Orleans County, New York, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ওরলিয়েন্স কাউন্টি, নিউ ইয়র্ক, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Орлиънс, Ню Йорк, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Orleans County, New York
Czech:
Orleans County, New York, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Orleans County, New York, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Orleano, Nov-Jorkio
Estonian:
Orleansi maakond, New Yorgi osariik, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان آرلینز، نیویورک, نیویورک, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ორლეანსის ოლქი, ნიუ-იორკის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אורלינס, ניו יורק, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Orleans megye, New York, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Orleans, Nua-Eabhrac, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
オーリンズ郡, ニューヨーク州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Orleans Comitatus, Novum Eboracum, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Orleans County, New York, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Orleans Gông, Niū-iók-ciŭ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Orleans Kūn
Norwegian:
Orleans County, New York, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Orleans, Nowy Jork, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Orleans, Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Orleans, New York, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Orleans, New York, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Округ Орлинс, Њујорк, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Orleans County, New York, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Orleans County, New York, USA
Traditional Chinese:
奧爾良縣, 紐約州, 美國
Turkish:
Orleans, New York, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Орлінс, Нью-Йорк, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
اورلینز کاؤنٹی، نیو یارک, نیو یارک, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Orleans, New York, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Orleans, New York, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
اورلینز کاؤنٹی, نیو یارک, امریکہ


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Mineral List

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Donald Lapham
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Reference: Donald Lapham
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Donald Lapham
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Personal collection (June 2019
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Donald Lapham
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Donald Lapham
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Reference: New York State Museum Bull. 223,224, Newland, David H. (July-August 1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York: 225.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Jensen (1978) Minerals of New York State, p.119
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Personal collection (June 2019
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Donald Lapham

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
O CelestineSrSO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
S CelestineSrSO4
S SphaleriteZnS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed427 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed441 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Goat Island - Niagara Falls6430.5 - 427.4 Ma (Silurian)
Rochester Shale2433.4 - 423 Ma (Silurian)
Clinton - Reynales - Hickory Corners1440.8 - 438.5 Ma (Silurian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Catatonocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Catatonocrinus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Loxoplocus gothlandicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Loxoplocus : Loxoplocus gothlandicus430.5 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Bellerophon shelbiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Bellerophon : Bellerophon shelbiensis430.5 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Tremanotus angustata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bucaniidae : Tremanotus : Tremanotus angustata430.5 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Cyrtostropha macrospira
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Murchisoniidae : Cyrtostropha : Cyrtostropha macrospira430.5 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Spiroraphe galtensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Gosseletinidae : Spiroraphe : Spiroraphe galtensis430.5 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Poleumita crenulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Euomphalidae : Poleumita : Poleumita crenulata430.5 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Eomyelodactylus sparteus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eomyelodactylus : Eomyelodactylus sparteus440.8 - 438.5 Ma
Silurian
Charactocrinus pustulosus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Calceocrinida : Calceocrinidae : Charactocrinus : Charactocrinus pustulosus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orleans_County,_New_York
Wikidata ID:Q115125
GeoNames ID:5129995

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