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

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Neighbouring regions:
Estill County, Kentucky, USA
Clark County, Kentucky, USA
Menifee County, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Lee County, Kentucky, USA
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Stanton2,666 (2017)
Clay City1,095 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
214123
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214123:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Powell, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Powell County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Powell, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Пауэлл, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
鮑威爾縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Powell, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Powell County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة باول , كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Փոուել շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Powell konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Powell County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
পাৱেল কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Пауъл, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Powell County, Kentucky
Czech:
Powell County, Kentucky, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Powell County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Powelli maakond, Kentucky, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان پاول، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
პაუელის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Powell megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
パウエル郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Powell County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Powell Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Powell Kūn
Norwegian:
Powell County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Powell, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Powell, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Powell, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Powell, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Powell County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Пауел, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Powell County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Powell County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
鮑威爾縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Powell, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Повелл, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پاول کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Powell, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Powell, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
پاول کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte ?
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Marcasite ?
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMarcasite ?2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte ?7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ohio Shale - Huron1372.2 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powell_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q491116
GeoNames ID:4305121

Localities in this Region

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