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Monroe County, Tennessee, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sweetwater5,931 (2017)
Madisonville4,783 (2017)
Vonore1,493 (2017)
Tellico Plains942 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
23319
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23319:7
GUID (UUID V4):
68405830-a877-4b09-9886-f939d003484f
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Monroe, Tennessee, États-Unis
German:
Monroe County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Monroe, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Монро, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
門羅縣, 田纳西州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Monroe, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Monroe County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة مونرو, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Մոնրո շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Monroe konderria , Tennessee
Bavarian:
Monroe County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মনরৌ কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Монро, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Monroe County, Tennessee
Danish:
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Dutch:
Monroe County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان مونرو، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
მონროს ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז מונרו, טנסי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Monroe megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Monroe, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
モンロー郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Monroe Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Monroe Gông, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Monroe Kūn, Tennessee
Norwegian:
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Monroe, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Monroe, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Monroe, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Monroe, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Monroe County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Монро , Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Monroe County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
門羅縣, 田納西州, 美國
Turkish:
Monroe, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Монро, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
مونرو کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Monroe, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Monroe, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
منرو کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ


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43 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Apjohnite
Formula: Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 37 localities in this region.
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Copper
Formula: Cu
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Diamond
Formula: C
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: In vein deposits only.
Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 98 localities in this region.
Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hydrobiotite
Formula: K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'K Feldspar'
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Niter
Formula: KNO3
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Habit: small spheres alongside malachite
'Psilomelane'
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: In vein deposits only.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Locality: Buck Miller Mine, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA - erroneously reported
Description: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) did tests on suspected samples and they are merely covellite. None of the specimens are tetrahedrite.
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Yavapaiite
Formula: KFe(SO4)2
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Gold1.AA.05Au
Diamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' ?2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Niter5.NA.10KNO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Yavapaiite7.AC.15KFe(SO4)2
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Apjohnite7.CB.85Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Voltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hydrobiotite9.EC.60K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
Unclassified
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'K Feldspar'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Li Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DiamondC
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
NNitrogen
N NiterKNO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NiterKNO3
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
O YavapaiiteKFe(SO4)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
Al Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SiSilicon
Si BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Si HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
S YavapaiiteKFe(SO4)2
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NiterKNO3
K VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
K YavapaiiteKFe(SO4)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mn ApjohniteMn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mn BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mn HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mn Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HydrobiotiteK(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Fe YavapaiiteKFe(SO4)2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sevier Shale1460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Serpentes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Serpentes2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tayassuidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus canadensis
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus elaphus : Cervus elaphus canadensis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Odocoileus virginianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus : Odocoileus virginianus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Panthera onca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera onca0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lynx rufus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : Lynx rufus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus : Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus americanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus americanus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lontra canadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Lontra : Lontra canadensis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sowerbyites delicatus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Syndielasmatidae : Sowerbyites : Sowerbyites delicatus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q495006
GeoNames ID:4642365

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