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Cox's Creek, Nelson County, Kentucky, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cox's Creek | Creek |
| Nelson County | County |
| Kentucky | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 85° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~33km
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| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 Description: Daubréelite covers about 10% of the troilite |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Extensive weathering |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe Description: Disordered Kamacite due to pre-terrestrial shock. |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Description: Neumann bands present (preterrestrial shock) |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite Formula: Fe Description: Disordered Kamacite due to pre-terrestrial shock. |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Description: Rare |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Description: Taenite as 2-10 µ ribbons, 10-25 µ spheroidal islands, 50-100 µ spheroidal blebs |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | var. Martensite | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| P | Phosphorus | |
|---|---|---|
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Localities in this Region
- Kentucky
- Nelson County
- Cox's Creek
- Nelson County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Shawnee DomainDomain
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