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Barren County, Kentucky, USAi
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Calcite

U.S. 31E road cuts, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite

U.S. 31E road cuts, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Selenite

Crystal Cave, Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite

U.S. 31E road cuts, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite

U.S. 31E road cuts, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Selenite

Crystal Cave, Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite

U.S. 31E road cuts, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Calcite

U.S. 31E road cuts, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Allen County, Kentucky, USA
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Glasgow14,470 (2017)
Cave City2,394 (2017)
Park City555 (2017)
Hiseville240 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
106856
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106856:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Barren, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Barren County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Barren, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Баррен, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
巴倫縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Barren, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Barren County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بارين, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բարեն շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Barren konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Barren County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বারেন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Барън, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Barren County, Kentucky
Czech:
Barren County, Kentucky, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Barren County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Barren, Kentukio
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان برن، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბარენის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Barren megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
バーレン郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Barren Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Barren Kūn
Norwegian:
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Barren, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Barren, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Barren, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Barren, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Barren County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Берен, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Barren County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
巴倫縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Barren County, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Беррен, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بیرن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Barren, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Barren, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بیرن کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Lawrencite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Description: A corrosive product of terrestrial weathering discovered in iron meteorites. For several decades this Cl-bearing mineral was incorrectly believed to be a preterrestrial component of some meteorites.
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Weathering issues are obvious.
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Description: Troilite, intact in some places, is weathered to pentlandite in others.
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: At grain boundaries and as 1-3 µ rhabdites.
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Usually as ribbons
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: As rounded & rhombic nodules (often with included daubréelite)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘLawrencite3.AB.20(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)

Fossils

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

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed343 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Fort Payne Chert2345.3 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Agaricocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Coelocrinidae : Agaricocrinus345.3 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Asteracanthus siderius
species		Animalia : Chordata : Acrodontidae : Asteracanthus : Asteracanthus siderius419.2 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barren_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q486081
GeoNames ID:4283268

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