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

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
La Center1,005 (2017)
Wickliffe685 (2017)
Barlow672 (2017)
Kevil620 (2017)
Bandana203 (2011)
Lovelaceville148 (2011)
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Ballard, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Ballard County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Ballard, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Баллард, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
巴拉德縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Ballard, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Ballard County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بالارد, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բալարդ շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Ballard konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Ballard County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বালার্ড কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бълард, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Ballard County, Kentucky
Czech:
Ballard County, Kentucky, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Ballard County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بالارد، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბალარდის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Ballard megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
バラード郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ballard County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Ballard Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ballard Kūn
Norwegian:
Ballard County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Ballard, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Ballard, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Ballard, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Ballard, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Ballard County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Балард, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Ballard County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Ballard County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
巴拉德縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Ballard, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Баллард, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بیلارڈ کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Ballard, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Ballard, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بالارڈ کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented were taken from the Barlow topo map. The USGS GNIS database presents 10 sets of coordinates for this county.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

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

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Olive,Wilds W.,and Flinch,Warren L.,(1969) Stratigraphic and Mineralogic Relations and Ceramic Properties of Clay Deposits of Eocene Age in the Jackson Purchase Region,Kentucky and in Adjacent Parts of Tennessee :USGS Bulletion 1282
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: Olive,Wilds W.,and Flinch,Warren L.,(1969) Stratigraphic and Mineralogic Relations and Ceramic Properties of Clay Deposits of Eocene Age in the Jackson Purchase Region,Kentucky and in Adjacent Parts of Tennessee :USGS Bulletion 1282
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Olive,Wilds W.,and Flinch,Warren L.,(1969) Stratigraphic and Mineralogic Relations and Ceramic Properties of Clay Deposits of Eocene Age in the Jackson Purchase Region,Kentucky and in Adjacent Parts of Tennessee :USGS Bulletion 1282
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Reference: Olive,Wilds W.,and Flinch,Warren L.,(1969) Stratigraphic and Mineralogic Relations and Ceramic Properties of Clay Deposits of Eocene Age in the Jackson Purchase Region,Kentucky and in Adjacent Parts of Tennessee :USGS Bulletion 1282
'Ochre'
Reference: Gems and Minerals of America - Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Olive,Wilds W.,and Flinch,Warren L.,(1969) Stratigraphic and Mineralogic Relations and Ceramic Properties of Clay Deposits of Eocene Age in the Jackson Purchase Region,Kentucky and in Adjacent Parts of Tennessee :USGS Bulletion 1282

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Ochre'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Fossils

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

BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed323 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed347 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lepidodendron
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron346.7 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Trigonocarpus
genus
Plantae : Trigonocarpus330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Stigmaria
genus
Plantae : Stigmaria330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Knorria
genus
Plantae : Knorria330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

References

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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)
Olive, Wilds W. and Flinch, Warren L. (1969), Stratigraphic and Mineralogic Relations and Ceramic Properties of Clay Deposits of Eocene Age in the Jackson Purchase Region, Kentucky and in Adjacent Parts of Tennessee: USGS Bulletin 1282.
Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974), Gems and Minerals of America.

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballard_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q491872
GeoNames ID:4283067

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