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Simpson County, Kentucky, USA i
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Simpson County County
Kentucky State
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Neighbouring regions:

Allen County, Kentucky, USA

Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Logan County, Kentucky, USA

Robertson County, Tennessee, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Franklin	8,787 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

265122

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:265122:7

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

comté de Simpson, Kentucky, États-Unis

German:

Simpson County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Simpson, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Симпсон, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

辛普森縣 , 肯塔基州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Simpson, Kentucky, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Simpson County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة سيمبسون, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Սիմպսոն շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Simpson konderria , Kentucky

Bavarian:

Simpson County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

সিমসন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Симпсън, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Simpson County, Kentucky

Dutch:

Simpson County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten

Esperanto:

Kantono Simpson, Kentukio

Estonian:

Simpsoni maakond , Kentucky, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان سیمپسون، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

სიმფსონის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hungarian:

Simpson megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Japanese:

シンプソン郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国

Low Saxon/Low German:

Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Simpson Gông, Kentucky

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Simpson Kūn

Norwegian:

Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Simpson, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Simpson, Kentucky, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Simpson, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Simpson, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Simpson County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Симпсон , Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Simpson County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

Traditional Chinese:

辛普森縣, 肯塔基州, 美國

Turkish:

Simpson, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Сімпсон, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

سمپسن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Simpson, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Simpson, Kentucky, Estados Unidos

Welsh:

Simpson County, Kentucky, Unol Daleithiau America

Western Punjabi:

سمپسن کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ

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ⓘ Baryte

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ Dolomite

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Fluorite

ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'

ⓘ 'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

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ⓘ H5 chondrite meteorite

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ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Franklin Quarry, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

References:

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

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Franklin Quarry, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

References:

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

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Franklin Quarry, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

References:

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

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Franklin meteorite, Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

Description: Composition Fa19, Citing Mason (1963)

References:

Grady, Monica (2000) Catalogue of Meteorites (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

kgs.uky.edu (n.d.) http://kgs.uky.edu/kgsweb/olops/pub/kgs/sp01_12.pdf

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

Locality: Franklin Quarry, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

References:

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

ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'

Locality: Franklin meteorite, Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

References:

Leonard, F. C. (1957) The Franklin, Kentucky, Aerolite (CN=0866.367): Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 69 (410): 459-462.

ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

Locality: Franklin Quarry, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

References:

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

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Franklin meteorite, Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

Description: Ehmann describes the meteorite as a olivine-bronzite chondrite

References:

kgs.uky.edu (n.d.) http://kgs.uky.edu/kgsweb/olops/pub/kgs/sp01_12.pdf

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Petroleum var. Bitumen'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Meteoritic Iron'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:	Q502945
GeoNames ID:	4308447

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    - Franklin meteorite
  - Franklin Quarry

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