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Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USAi
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Metcalfe CountyCounty
KentuckyState
USACountry

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PlacePopulation
Edmonton1,568 (2017)
Summer Shade307 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
214115
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214115:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Metcalfe, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Metcalfe, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Меткаф, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
梅特卡夫縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Metcalfe, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ميتكالف, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Մետկալֆ շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Metcalfe konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মেটকালফে কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Меткаф, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Dutch:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان متکالف، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
მეტკაფის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Metcalfe megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
メトカーフ郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Metcalfe Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Metcalfe Kūn
Norwegian:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Metcalfe, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Metcalfe, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Metcalfe, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Metcalfe, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Меткалф, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
梅特卡夫縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Metcalfe, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Меткаф, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
میٹکاف کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Metcalfe, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Metcalfe, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
مٹکالفے کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Haxonite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)23C6
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Nickelphosphide
Formula: (Ni,Fe)3P
ⓘ 'Plessite'
Description: Plessite 40 vol% of the meteorite (Buchwald, 1975)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: As large skeletal crystals
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: In a few nodules with ragged schreibersite rims (Buchwald, 1975)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘvar. Martensite1.AE.05Fe
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘHaxonite1.BA.10(Fe,Ni)23C6
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘNickelphosphide1.BD.05(Ni,Fe)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pⓘ Nickelphosphide(Ni,Fe)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Nickelphosphide(Ni,Fe)3P
Feⓘ Native Iron var. MartensiteFe
NiNickel
Niⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Nickelphosphide(Ni,Fe)3P

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q505287
GeoNames ID:4300606

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