Kings Mountain, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Kings Mountain | Mountain |
Lincoln County | County |
Kentucky | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 84° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~25km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
64960
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64960:8
GUID (UUID V4):
eb04ea4a-21d2-4337-a6cb-300dccdd815c
A large - very active - railroad cut at the village of Kings Mountain. Geodes occur in outcrops along the lower portion of the railroad cut.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Description: found in geodes of this railroad cut References: |
ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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Kings Mountain, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA