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Shelby County, Kentucky, USAi
Regional Level Types
Shelby CountyCounty
KentuckyState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Spencer County, Kentucky, USA
Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Anderson County, Kentucky, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Shelbyville15,253 (2017)
Simpsonville2,702 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
214068
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214068:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Shelby, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Shelby County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Shelby, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Шелби, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
謝爾比縣 , 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Shelby, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Shelby County , Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة شيلبي, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Շելբի շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Shelby konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Shelby County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
শেলবী কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Шелби, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Shelby County, Kentucky
Dutch:
Shelby County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان شلبی، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
შელბის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Shelby megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
シェルビー郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Shelby Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Shelby Kūn
Norwegian:
Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Shelby, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Shelby, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Shelby, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Shelby, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Shelby County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Шелби , Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Shelby County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovenian:
Shelbyville, Kentucky, Združene države Amerike
Swedish:
Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
謝爾比縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Shelby County, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Шелбі, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
شیلبی کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Shelby, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Shelby, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Shelby County, Kentucky, Unol Daleithiau America
Western Punjabi:
شیلبی کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


Roadcuts through county in fossils

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed431 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Osgood - Upper1433.4 - 430.5 Ma (Silurian)
Richmondian - Arnheim1449.5 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Maysvillian - McMillan - Bellevue5452 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hebertella occidentalis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : Hebertella occidentalis458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Platystrophia ponderosa
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia ponderosa458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Platystrophia cypha
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia cypha458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Zygospira modesta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : Zygospira modesta452 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Calymene nasuta
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Calymene : Calymene nasuta433.4 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q506315
GeoNames ID:4308112

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440
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