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Kentucky, USA

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References:
Alan Goldstein (2006) Kentucky Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 81:420-440.
Irving Fisher (1977) Distribution of Mississippian geodes and geodal minerals in Kentucky. Economic Geology 72: 864-869
F. J. Fohs (1907) The Fluorspar Deposits of Kentucky. KGS Bull 9 296pp.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Almandine
Alunite
Anatase
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Antigorite
'Apatite'
'var: Collophane'
Aragonite
Aurichalcite
Baryte
Barytocalcite
Berthierine
'Bitumen'
Calcite
Carlsbergite
Celestine
Cerussite
'Chalcedony'
'var: Agate'
'var: Petrified Wood'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chromite
'Clay'
'Coal
var: Bituminous Coal'
Copiapite
Diopside
var: Chromian Diopside
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite
Enstatite
Epsomite
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Galena
Glauconite
Goethite
 Goslarite
Greenockite
Gypsum
var: Selenite
Halotrichite
Haxonite
Hematite
Hemimorphite
Hibonite
Honessite
Hydrohonessite
Hydrozincite
Illite
Ilmenite
Iron
var: Kamacite
Jamborite
Kaolinite
Lepidocrocite
Limonite
Magnetite
Malachite
'Marble'
Marcasite
Melanterite
Melilite
Merrillite
Metavoltine
'Mica Group'
Millerite
Mirabilite
Nickelphosphide
Niter
Nitratine
Nitrocalcite
'Ochre'
'Olivine'
Opal
Paratacamite
 Perovskite
Phlogopite
Pickeringite
'Plessite'
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrope
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Chert
var: Flint
var: Jasper
var: Smoky Quartz
Römerite
Rutile
Schreibersite
'Serpentine Group'
Siderite
Silver
'Smectite Group'
Smithsonite
Smythite
Sphalerite
Stanfieldite
Strontianite
Sulphur
Taenite
Troilite
Tschermakite
Uraninite
Vermiculite
Violarite
Vivianite
Voltaite
'Wad'
Witherite


873 entries listed. 85 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Kentucky
    • Adair Co.
      • Cave City
    • Bath Co.
    • Bell Co.
    • Boone Co.
    • Bourbon Co.
    • Boyle Co.
      • Danville
        • Caldwell Stone Company Quarry
    • Bracken Co.
    • Breathitt Co.
    • Breckinridge Co.
    • Bullitt Co.
      • Mount Washington
    • Butler Co.
      • Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District
    • Carroll Co.
    • Clark Co.
    • Clay Co.
    • Clinton Co.
      • Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District
        • Frances
        • Mexico
        • Moore Hill
      • Central Tennessee District
    • Edmondson and Hart Cos.
      • Mammoth Cave National Park
    • Edmonson Co.
    • Estill Co.
    • Fleming Co.
      • Flemingsburg
      • Danville
      • Hickory
      • Jackson Purchase
    • Grayson Co.
    • Green Co.
    • Hancock Co.
    • Hardin Co.
    • Harlan Co.
      • Gratz Vein Area
      • Lockport
    • Hickman Co.
    • Hopkins Co.
    • Jackson Co.
      • Rogers Group Inc. Middletown
    • Johnson Co.
    • Kenton Co.
    • Knott Co.
    • Knox Co.
    • KY 1020 near Jefferson - Bullitt Co. line
    • Larue Co.
    • Laurel Co.
    • Lawrence Co.
    • Lee Co.
    • Letcher Co.
    • Lewis Co.
      • Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District
        • Babb Fault System
        • Moore Hill
        • Salem
        • Smithland
      • Mineral Ridge District
      • Pinckneyville
    • Logan Co.
    • Magoffin Co.
    • Marion Co.
    • Martin Co.
    • McCreary Co.
    • McLean Co.
    • Meade Co.
      • Muldraugh (Fort Knox)
    • Menifee Co.
      • Shaker Creek
    • Metcalfe Co.
      • Central Tennessee District
    • Montgomery Co.
    • Morgan Co.
    • Muhlenberg Co.
    • Nelson Co.
      • Bardstown
      • Cox's Creek
    • Nicholas Co.
    • Ohio Co.
    • Oldham Co.
      • Brownsboro
        • Rogers Group Inc.
      • La Grange
    • Owen Co.
    • Owsley Co.
    • Pendleton Co.
    • Perry Co.
    • Pike Co.
    • Powell Co.
    • Pulaski Co.
      • Tateville
    • Rowan Co.
    • Scott Co.
      • Central Kentucky Fluorspar District
        • Georgetown
    • Simpson Co.
    • Spencer Co.
      • Taylorsville
    • Taylor Co.
    • Todd Co.
    • Union Co.
    • Warren Co.
    • Washington Co.
      • Springfield
      • Monticello
    • Webster Co.
    • Wolfe Co.
      • Harrodsburg
        • Mundy's Landing

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