Adams County is located in southwest Mississippi. The county seat is Natchez. The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory. It is named for the second President of the United States, John Adams, who held that office when the county was organized in 1799.

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Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Chert

ⓘ 'H3-5 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chlorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Cranfield Meteorite, Adams Co., Mississippi, USA

Reference: Petrography: (D. Sheikh, M. Hutson, A. Ruzicka, Cascadia) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Cranfield&sfor=names&ants=&nwas=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&strewn=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=77793 chlorapatite merrillite troilite Olivine pyroxene Aluminous spinel iron-nickel Petrography: (D. Sheikh, M. Hutson, A. Ruzicka, Cascadia) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Cranfield&sfor=names&ants=&nwas=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&strewn=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=77793 chlorapatite merrillite troilite Olivine pyroxene Aluminous spinel iron-nickel

ⓘ Merrillite

Formula: Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇

Locality: Cranfield Meteorite, Adams Co., Mississippi, USA

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M₂SiO₄

Locality: Cranfield Meteorite, Adams Co., Mississippi, USA

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Cranfield Meteorite, Adams Co., Mississippi, USA

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Reference: Carl Dietrich

✪ Quartz var. Agate

Colour: Tan, yellow, orange, purple, brown

Reference: Carl Dietrich

ⓘ Quartz var. Jasper

Reference: Carl Dietrich

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Locality: Cranfield Meteorite, Adams Co., Mississippi, USA

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Cranfield Meteorite, Adams Co., Mississippi, USA

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Jasper	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Chlorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Merrillite	8.AC.45	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Olivine Group'	-	M₂SiO₄
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
O	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
P	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Chlorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	ⓘ Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Homo genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : *Homo*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Ursus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : *Ursus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Cervus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : *Cervus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Bison genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Bison*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Bos genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Bos*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Equus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Megalonyx genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megalonychidae : *Megalonyx*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mylodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae : *Mylodon*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Uncia atrox species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Uncia : *Uncia atrox*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Megalonyx jeffersonii species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx : *Megalonyx jeffersonii*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Ursus americanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : *Ursus americanus*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Fossil Localities

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USA

Mississippi
- Pleistocene🐚 Natchez Collection
- Pleistocene🐚 Natchez Ravines

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Mississippi
Wikidata ID:	Q108788
GeoNames ID:	4415912

Localities in this Region

USA

Mississippi
- Adams Co.
  - Cranfield Meteorite

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Gulf of Mexico BasinBasin
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