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

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Columbia4,644 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
214092
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214092:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Adair, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Adair County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Adair, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Адэйр, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
亞代爾縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Adair, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Adair County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة أدير , كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ադեր շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Adair konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Adair County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
আডায়ার কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Адеър, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Adair County, Kentucky
Czech:
Adair County, Kentucky, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Adair County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ادیر، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ადეირის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Adair megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
アデア郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Adair Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Adair Kūn
Nepali:
अडाएर काउन्टी, केन्टकी, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Adair, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Adair, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Adair, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Adair, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Adair County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Адер , Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Adair County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Turkish:
Adair, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Адер, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
اڈئیر کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Waray:
Condado han Adair, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
اڈائر کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed336 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Salem Limestone - Somerset34345 - 336 Ma (Carboniferous)
Chattanooga Shale1382.7 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Syringopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Syringopora345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Hapsiphyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Hapsiphyllum345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Cystodictya
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Cystodictyonidae : Cystodictya345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Fistulipora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Fistuliporidae : Fistulipora345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Tabulipora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Tabulipora345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Fenestella
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Fenestella345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Hemitrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Hemitrypa345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Polypora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Setigerites
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Setigerites345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Camarotoechia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Camarotoechia345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Cleiothyridina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Dimegelasma
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Dimegelasmidae : Dimegelasma345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Eumetria
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Retziidae : Eumetria345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Spirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Girtyella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cranaenidae : Girtyella345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Camptocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Platycrinitidae : Camptocrinus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Dichocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dichocrinidae : Dichocrinus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Eretmocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eretmocrinus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Platycrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Platycrinitidae : Platycrinites345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Barycrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Barycrinidae : Barycrinus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Pentremites conoideus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Pentremitidae : Pentremites : Pentremites conoideus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita trinuclea
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita trinuclea345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adair_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q181967
GeoNames ID:4282211

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