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Mercer Co., Kentucky, USAi
Regional Level Types
Mercer Co.County
KentuckyState
USACountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Harrodsburg8,394 (2017)
Jackson2,356 (2006)
Burgin965 (2011)
Salvisa420 (2011)
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Mercer, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Mercer County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Mercer, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Мерсер, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
默瑟縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Mercer, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Mercer County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ميرسير, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Մերսեր շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Mercer konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Mercer County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মারর্সের কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Мърсър, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Mercer County, Kentucky
Czech:
Mercer County, Kentucky, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Mercer County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان مرسر، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
მერსერის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Mercer megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
マーサー郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Mercer Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mercer Kūn
Norwegian:
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Mercer, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Mercer, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Mercer, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Mercer, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Mercer County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Мерсер, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Mercer County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
默瑟縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Mercer, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Мерсер, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
مرسر کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Mercer, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Mercer, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
مرسر کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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Mineral List

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

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Reference: T. Kennedy collection; Alan Goldstein (2006) Kentucky Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 81:420-440
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Reference: T. Kennedy collection; Alan Goldstein (2006) Kentucky Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 81:420-440
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Reference: T. Kennedy collection; Alan Goldstein (2006) Kentucky Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 81:420-440
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Alan Goldstein (2006) Kentucky Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 81:420-440
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: American Mineralogist (1926) 11:174-180
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Alan Goldstein (2006) Kentucky Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 81:420-440

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S SphaleriteZnS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
High Bridge - Tyrone12457.5 - 449.5 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Lexington - Perryville7460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Lexington Limestone - Curdsville Limestone3460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Lexington Limestone - Devils Hollow10460.9 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lophospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Isotelus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Trepostomida
order
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Lophospira perangulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira : Lophospira perangulata460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Lophospira obliqua
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira : Lophospira obliqua460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Nautiloidea
subclass
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cyrtostropha salteri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Murchisoniidae : Cyrtostropha : Cyrtostropha salteri460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sphenosphaera burginensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Sphenosphaera : Sphenosphaera burginensis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sphenosphaera nana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Sphenosphaera : Sphenosphaera nana460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sphenosphaera subpatula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Sphenosphaera : Sphenosphaera subpatula460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bucania rugatina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Proserpinidae : Bucania : Bucania rugatina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bucania subangulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Proserpinidae : Bucania : Bucania subangulata460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bucania sublata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Proserpinidae : Bucania : Bucania sublata460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Cyrtolites retrorsus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Cyrtonellida : Cyrtolitidae : Cyrtolites : Cyrtolites retrorsus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Holopea appressa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Holopeidae : Holopea : Holopea appressa460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Holopea parvula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Holopeidae : Holopea : Holopea parvula460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Lophospira decursa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira : Lophospira decursa460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Phragmolites compressus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bucaniidae : Phragmolites : Phragmolites compressus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Globonema niota
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochonematidae : Globonema : Globonema niota460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Liospira progne
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Eotomariidae : Liospira : Liospira progne460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sinuites obesa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Sinuitidae : Sinuites : Sinuites obesa460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Trochonema subcrassum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochonematidae : Trochonema : Trochonema subcrassum460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Liospira micula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Eotomariidae : Liospira : Liospira micula460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dalmanella sulcata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella : Dalmanella sulcata460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Paupospira burginensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Paupospira : Paupospira burginensis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Globonema arctatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochonematidae : Globonema : Globonema arctatum460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rhynchotrema increbescens
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Rhynchotrema : Rhynchotrema increbescens460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q500711
GeoNames ID:4300572

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