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

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mayfield10,080 (2017)
Wingo640 (2017)
Symsonia615 (2011)
Fancy Farm458 (2011)
Pryorsburg311 (2011)
Sedalia295 (2011)
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Graves, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Graves County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Graves, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Грейвс, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
格雷夫斯縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Graves, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Graves County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة غريفز, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Գրեյվս շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Graves konderria, Kentucky
Bavarian:
Graves County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
গ্রাভেস কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Грейвс, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Graves County, Kentucky
Dutch:
Graves County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان گریوس، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
გრეივსის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Graves megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
グレイブス郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Graves Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Graves Kūn
Norwegian:
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Graves, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Graves, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Graves, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Graves, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Graves County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Грејвс, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Graves County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
格雷夫斯縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Graves, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ґрейвс, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
گریوز کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Graves, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Graves, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
گریوز کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the Hickory topo map. The USGS GNIS database presents 16 sets of coordinates for this county.

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Mineral List

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Clays'
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia
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
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
Quartz var. Agate
Reference: Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
Quartz var. Jasper
Reference: Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom-1974

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Jasper4.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.
'Clays'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOxygen
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
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 KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
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
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Claiborne248.6 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Berhamniphyllum claibornense
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : Berhamniphyllum : Berhamniphyllum claibornense66 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Diplotropis claibornensis
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Diplotropis : Diplotropis claibornensis48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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/Graves_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q500698
GeoNames ID:4293245

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