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Anderson Co., Tennessee, USAi
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Anderson Co.County
TennesseeState
USACountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oak Ridge29,302 (2017)
Clinton10,049 (2017)
Rocky Top1,781 (2014)
Norris1,651 (2017)
Andersonville472 (2011)
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Anderson, Tennessee, États-Unis
German:
Anderson County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Anderson, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Андерсон, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
安德森縣, 田纳西州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Anderson, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Anderson County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة أندرسون, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Անդերսոն շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Anderson konderria , Tennessee
Bavarian:
Anderson County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
এন্ডারসন কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Андерсън, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Anderson County, Tennessee
Czech:
Anderson County, Tennessee, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Anderson County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان اندرسون، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ანდერსონის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אנדרסון, טנסי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Anderson megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Anderson, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
アンダーソン郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Anderson Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Anderson Gông, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Anderson Kūn, Tennessee
Norwegian:
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Anderson, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Anderson, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Anderson, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Anderson, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Anderson County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Anderson County, Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Anderson County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
安德森縣, 田納西州, 美國
Turkish:
Anderson County, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Андерсон, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
اینڈرسن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Anderson, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Anderson, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
انڈرسن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ


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16 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Rocks & Minerals Vol. 86, No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Rocks & Minerals Vol. 86, No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Ronald W. Tank (1990) Clay Minerals Of The Conasauga Group (Middle to Late Cambrian) In Northwest Tennessee
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: U.S Geological Survey ,2005,Mineral Resources Data System: U.S Geological Survey Reston Virginia
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Rocks & Minerals Vol. 86, No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
'Glauconite'
Formula: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Reference: National Geochemical Database :Rocks - USGS Files # W184977
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: National Geochemical Database :Rocks - USGS Files # W184982
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Ronald W. Tank (1990) Clay Minerals Of The Conasauga Group (Middle to Late Cambrian) In Northwest Tennessee
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Nitrocalcite
Formula: Ca(NO3)2 · 4H2O
Reference: Travis A. Paris (2011) Tennessee Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 86:300-328
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Rocks & Minerals Vol. 86, No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Quartz var. Agate
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Quartz var. Jasper
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: Rock & Minerals Vol. 84 No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Rocks & Minerals Vol. 86, No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Nitrocalcite5.NC.10Ca(NO3)2 · 4H2O
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
'Glauconite'9.EC.(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H NitrocalciteCa(NO3)2 · 4H2O
H Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
NNitrogen
N NitrocalciteCa(NO3)2 · 4H2O
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O AnataseTiO2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O SideriteFeCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O NitrocalciteCa(NO3)2 · 4H2O
O Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O BaryteBaSO4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca NitrocalciteCa(NO3)2 · 4H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences42
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed520 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pewee Coal1314.6 - 311.45 Ma (Carboniferous)
Elway1468.1 - 460.9 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Rome10520 - 516 Ma (Cambrian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Aves
class
Animalia : Chordata : Aves0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Crotalus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Crotalus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Glaucomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Glaucomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Castoroides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Castoroides2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Zapodidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Zapodidae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neotoma
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Peromyscus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tapirus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Castor canadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Castor : Castor canadensis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ondatra zibethicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ondatra : Ondatra zibethicus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Odocoileus virginianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus : Odocoileus virginianus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammut americanum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut americanum2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus complicatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus complicatus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Erethizon dorsatum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Erethizontidae : Erethizon : Erethizon dorsatum2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neotoma floridana
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma floridana2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Marmota monax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Marmota : Marmota monax0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus : Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus americanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus americanus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Procyon lotor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Procyon : Procyon lotor2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Eptesicus fuscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Eptesicus : Eptesicus fuscus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mephitis mephitis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mephitidae : Mephitis : Mephitis mephitis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bergaueria
genus
Bergaueria520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Cruziana
genus
Plantae : Cruziana520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Dimorphichnus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Dimorphichnus520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Monomorphichnus
genus
Monomorphichnus520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Palaeophycus
genus
Palaeophycus520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Phycodes
genus
Plantae : Phycodes520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Planolites
genus
Animalia : Planolites520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Rusophycus
genus
Rusophycus520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Skolithos
genus
Skolithos520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Anura
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sylvilagus floridanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Sylvilagus : Sylvilagus floridanus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Petalichnus
genus
Petalichnus520 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Breyeria rappi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Breyeriidae : Breyeria : Breyeria rappi314.6 - 311.45 Ma
Carboniferous
Lontra canadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Lontra : Lontra canadensis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rhipidomena subparallela
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rhipidomena : Rhipidomena subparallela468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q490318
GeoNames ID:4602643

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