Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nicholasville | City |
| Jessamine County | County |
| Kentucky | State |
| USA | Country |
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A city and the county seat of Jessamine County.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Locality: Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill quarry, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA Description: White poorly formed blades to 4 cm. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Locality: Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill quarry, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA Description: Pale yellow modified scalenohedrons to 14 cm. |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Locality: Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill quarry, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA Habit: Cubes to 2.5cm Colour: Brown Description: Light brown cubes to 2 cm. usually with complex faces. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Locality: Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill quarry, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA Description: Well formed water clear crystals to 20 cm. or more have been found. |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Locality: Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill quarry, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA Habit: Crystals to 45cm long, 20cm thick Description: Masses to one ton |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Locality: Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill quarry, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA Habit: Crystals to 1.2cm Colour: Brown to reddish Description: Reddish brown crystals with curved faces, massive. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality 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.
| Occurrences | 49 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 453 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 458 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician) | ||||||
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Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholasville,_Kentucky |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q988752 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4302561 |
Localities in this Region
- Kentucky
- Jessamine County
- Nicholasville
- Jessamine County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
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Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill quarry, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA