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

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Neighbouring regions:
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Butler County, Kentucky, USA
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Leitchfield6,873 (2017)
Clarkson895 (2017)
Caneyville620 (2017)
Lone Oak439 (2006)
Mindat Locality ID:
214101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214101:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Grayson, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Grayson County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Grayson, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Грейсон, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
格雷森縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Grayson, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Grayson County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة غرايسون, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Գրեյսոն շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Grayson konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Grayson County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
গ্রেসন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Грейсън, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Grayson County, Kentucky
Dutch:
Grayson County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان گریسون، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
გრეისონის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Grayson megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
グレイソン郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Grayson Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Grayson Kūn
Norwegian:
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Grayson, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Grayson, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Grayson, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Grayson, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Grayson County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Грејсон, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Grayson County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
格雷森縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Grayson, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ґрейсон, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گریسن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Grayson, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Grayson, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
گریسن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed318 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed339 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Haney Limestone2326.4 - 318.1 Ma (Carboniferous)
Glen Dean Limestone14326.4 - 318.1 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Prismopora
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Hexagonellidae : Prismopora326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Archimedes
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Archimedes326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Cleiothyridina
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Eumetria
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Retziidae : Eumetria326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Spirifer
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Pentremites
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Pentremitidae : Pentremites339.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Pterotocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pterotocrinus326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Punctospirifer transversus
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Punctospiriferidae : Punctospirifer : Punctospirifer transversus326.4 - 318.1 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayson_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q500674
GeoNames ID:4293301

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