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

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Eddyville2,577 (2017)
Kuttawa661 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Lyon, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Lyon County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Lyon, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Лайон, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
萊昂縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Lyon, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Lyon County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ليون, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լիոն շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Lyon konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Lyon County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লয়ন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Лайън, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Lyon County, Kentucky
Dutch:
Lyon County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Kantono Liono, Kentukio
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لیون، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ლიონის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Lyon megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ライアン郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Lyon Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lyon Kūn
Norwegian:
Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Lyon, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Lyon, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Lyon, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Lyon, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Lyon County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Лајон , Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Lyon County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Turkish:
Lyon, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ліон, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لیون کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Lyon, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Lyon, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
لیون کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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2 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Gems and Minerals of America - Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Zeitner ,1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails
Quartz var. Agate
Reference: Zeitner ,1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Zeitner ,1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails
Quartz var. Jasper
Reference: Zeitner ,1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tar Springs1339.4 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lepidodendron
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Asterophyllites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Asterophyllites323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Calamostachys
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamostachys323.2 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Stigmaria
genus
Plantae : Stigmaria358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Knorria
genus
Plantae : Knorria330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q117917
GeoNames ID:4299595

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