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Oldham County, Kentucky, USAi
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Oldham CountyCounty
KentuckyState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
La Grange8,619 (2017)
Buckner5,837 (2011)
Crestwood4,847 (2017)
Orchard Grass Hills1,711 (2017)
Pewee Valley1,529 (2017)
Goshen909 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
214119
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214119:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Oldham, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
Oldham County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Oldham, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Олдем, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
奧爾德姆縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Oldham, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Oldham County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة أولدهام , كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Օլդհեմ շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Oldham konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
Oldham County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ওল্ডহাম কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Олдъм, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Oldham County, Kentucky
Dutch:
Oldham County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Oldhami maakond, Kentucky, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان اولدهام، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ოლდემის ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אולדהאם, קנטקי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Oldham megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
オールダム郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Oldham Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Oldham Kūn
Norwegian:
Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Oldham, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Oldham, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Oldham, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Oldham, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Oldham County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Олдам, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Oldham County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
奧咸縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
Oldham County, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Олдем, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
اولڈہیم کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Oldham, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Oldham, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
اولڈہیم کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Neumann bands due to preterrestrial shock are present.
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Neumann bands due to preterrestrial shock are present.
ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
Description: Martensite found in center of taenite fields.
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Description: Terrestrial weathering product.
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ 'Wad'

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)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Native Iron var. MartensiteFe
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldham_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q505515
GeoNames ID:4303164

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