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

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Carrollton3,886 (2017)
Ghent320 (2017)
Sanders236 (2017)
Worthville184 (2017)
Prestonville160 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
265126
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265126:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Carroll, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Carroll County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Carroll, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Кэрролл, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
卡洛爾縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Carroll, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Carroll County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كارول, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Քարոլ շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Carroll konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Carroll County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কেরোল কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Керъл, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Carroll County , Kentucky
Czech:
Carroll County, Kentucky, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Carroll County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کرول، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
კეროლის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Carroll megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
キャロル郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Carroll Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Carroll Kūn
Norwegian:
Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Carroll, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Carroll, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Carroll, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Carroll, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Carroll County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Карол, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Carroll County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
卡洛爾縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Carroll, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Керролл, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کیرول کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Carroll, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Carroll, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
کیرل کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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Mineral List

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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Clinopyroxene Ca-rich (Wo45Fs7) in at least one instance.
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine (Fa19Fo80)in Mittlefehldt et al., (1998). Olivine (Fa20) according to Grady (2000). Olivine accounts for 75-80% of the silicate inventory.
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Iron
Formula: Fe
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
'Plessite'
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Quite minor
Stanfieldite
Formula: Ca4Mg5(PO4)6
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Whitlockite
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Whitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Stanfieldite8.AC.70Ca4Mg5(PO4)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plessite'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O StanfielditeCa4Mg5(PO4)6
O WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
O MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Na MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg StanfielditeCa4Mg5(PO4)6
Mg WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Mg MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P StanfielditeCa4Mg5(PO4)6
P WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
P MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca StanfielditeCa4Mg5(PO4)6
Ca WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Ca MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe IronFe
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Maysvillian - McMillan - Bellevue2452 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Lorraine2452 - 449.5 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Kope2460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sinuites globularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Sinuitidae : Sinuites : Sinuites globularis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sinuites granistriatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Sinuitidae : Sinuites : Sinuites granistriatus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hebertella occidentalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : Hebertella occidentalis458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Nucularca lorrainensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nucularcidae : Nucularca : Nucularca lorrainensis452 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia ponderosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia ponderosa458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q491899
GeoNames ID:4287048

Localities in this Region

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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