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

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Florence32,227 (2017)
Burlington15,926 (2011)
Oakbrook9,036 (2011)
Francisville7,944 (2011)
Hebron5,929 (2011)
Union5,795 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
265124
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265124:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Boone, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Boone County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Boone, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Бун, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布恩縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Boone, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Boone County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بوون, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բուն շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Boone konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Boone County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ভোন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бун, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Boone County, Kentucky
Czech:
Boone County, Kentucky, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Boone County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بون، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბუნის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Boone megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ブーン郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Boone County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Boone Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Boone Kūn
Norwegian:
Boone County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Boone, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Boone, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Boone, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Boone, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Boone County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Бун, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Boone County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Boone County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
布恩縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Boone County, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Бун, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بون کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Boone, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Boone, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بون کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl

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NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl

Fossils

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

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Maysvillian - McMillan - Mt. Auburn1452 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Maysvillian - McMillan - Bellevue4452 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Maysvillian - McMillan - Corryville3458.4 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Platystrophia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Hebertella occidentalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : Hebertella occidentalis458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Platystrophia ponderosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia ponderosa458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Platystrophia laticosta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia laticosta458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Rafinesquina alternata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina : Rafinesquina alternata458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Rafinesquina ponderosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina : Rafinesquina ponderosa458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q113185
GeoNames ID:4048522

Localities in this Region

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