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Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA i
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Shelby Co.	County
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Hematite

Memphis Pit, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Hematite

Memphis Pit, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Hematite

Memphis Pit, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Neighbouring regions:

Marshall Co., Mississippi, USA

Fayette Co., Tennessee, USA

Tipton Co., Tennessee, USA

Crittenden Co., Arkansas, USA

DeSoto Co., Mississippi, USA

Locality type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Memphis	655,770 (2017)
New South Memphis	641,608 (2012)
Bartlett	58,579 (2017)
Collierville	48,863 (2017)
Germantown	39,240 (2017)
Lakeland	12,553 (2017)

Other Languages:

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French:

comté de Shelby, Tennessee, États-Unis

German:

Shelby County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Shelby, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Шелби, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

謝爾比縣 , 田纳西州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Shelby, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Shelby County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة شيلبي, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Շելբի շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Shelby konderria , Tennessee

Bavarian:

Shelby County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn

Belarusian:

Шэлбі, Тэнесі, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

শেলভি কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Шелби, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Shelby County , Tennessee

Dutch:

Shelby County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten

Estonian:

Shelby maakond , Tennessee, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان شلبی، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

შელბის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hebrew:

מחוז שלבי, טנסי, ארצות הברית

Hungarian:

Shelby megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Irish Gaelic:

Contae Shelby, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá

Japanese:

シェルビー郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Shelby Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Shelby Gông, Tennessee

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Shelby Kūn, Tennessee

Norwegian:

Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Shelby, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Shelby, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Shelby, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Shelby, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Shelby County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Шелби , Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Shelby County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Traditional Chinese:

謝爾比縣, 田納西州, 美國

Turkish:

Shelby, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Шелбі, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

شیلبی کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Shelby, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Shelby, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

شلبی کاؤنٹی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ

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ⓘ Clay

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ⓘ ~~var. Lake Superior Agate~~

ⓘ Vivianite

4 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Monazite'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

Reference: William C. Overstreet (1967) The Geologic Occcurrence of Monazite ;USGS Professional Paper 530, pg.263

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

Locality: Bateman No. 1 well, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: Travis A. Paris (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.

ⓘ Niter

Formula: KNO₃

Locality: White River Caves, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: www.mtsuedu/~cwtech/saltpeter/Saltpeter.html

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Richardson's Landing, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: Travis A. Paris (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

Locality: Richardson's Landing, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: Zeitner ,1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails ; Travis A. Paris (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Richardson's Landing, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: Zeitner ,1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails ; Travis A. Paris (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.

ⓘ ~~Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate~~

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Richardson's Landing, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA - erroneously reported

Reference: Zeitner ,1968. Appalachian Mineral & Gem Trails

ⓘ Vivianite

Formula: Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Locality: Nonconnah Creek, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: Nutt, M. L., & Swihart, G. H. (2012) Phosphate Mineralization at Nonconnah Creek, Memphis, Tennessee. Journal of The Tennessee Academy of Science, 87(3).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Lake Superior Agate ?	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Niter	5.NA.10	KNO₃
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Vivianite	8.CE.40	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Monazite'	-	REE(PO₄)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe₃²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Niter	KNO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Niter	KNO₃
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe₃²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Monazite	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate	SiO₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Lake Superior Agate	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe₃²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
P	ⓘ Monazite	REE(PO₄)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Niter	KNO₃
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Vivianite	Fe₃²⁺(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Castoroides genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : *Castoroides*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Fossil Localities

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USA

Tennessee
- Shelby Co.
  - Pleistocene🐚 Memphis

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:	Q501602
GeoNames ID:	4657046

Localities in this Region

USA

Tennessee
- Shelby Co.

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Shawnee DomainDomain

USA

Mississippi EmbaymentBasin

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