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Henderson County, Kentucky, USAi
Regional Level Types
Henderson CountyAutonomous County
KentuckyState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Henderson28,890 (2017)
Corydon707 (2017)
Robards513 (2017)
Spottsville325 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
388561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:388561:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A county located in northwest Kentucky. The county seat is Henderson. The county was formed in 1798 and named for Colonel Richard Henderson, who purchased 17,000,000 acres (69,000 km2) of land from the Cherokee Indians, part of which would eventually make up the county.(Source: Wikepedia)

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences27
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
McLeansboro - Shelburn27306.95 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Laevigatosporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Laevigatosporites306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Deltoidospora
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Deltoidospora306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Laevigatosporites vulgaris
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Laevigatosporites : Laevigatosporites vulgaris306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cyclogranisporites
genus
Plantae : Cyclogranisporites306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Granulatisporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Granulatisporites306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Calamospora
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Calamospora306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Punctatisporites
genus
Plantae : Punctatisporites306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Apiculatasporites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Apiculatasporites306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Raistrickia
genus
Raistrickia306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Microreticulatisporites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Microreticulatisporites306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q491894
GeoNames ID:4294512

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