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Tennessee, USA

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Acanthite
Formula:	Ag₂S
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Actinolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.







Albite
Formula:	NaAlSi₃O₈
Locality:	Roan Mountain metadolerite dikes, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Albite var: Andesine
Formula:	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Albite var: Oligoclase
Formula:	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Localities:	Black Bear Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Roan Mountain metadolerite dikes, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Red Rock Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Cherokee Mine (School Property; Old Tennessee Mine), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Roan Mountain granulite exposure, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA








'Allanite'
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA








Allophane
Formula:	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Almandine
Formula:	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	Mill Creek Valley Staurolite locality, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Copperhill Mine (Eureka Mine; Isabella Mine), Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA






Photo: © TVM. Almandine from Copperhill Mine, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA
'Alum Group'
Formula:	XAl(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Aluminite
Formula:	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 7H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Alum-(K)
Formula:	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Alunogen
Formula:	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Ocoee River Road, Parkwood, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







'Amber'
Locality:	Coffee Bluff, Hardin Co., Tennessee, USA








Amesite
Formula:	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA







'Ammonia-niter' ?
Formula:	NH₄NO₃
Locality:	Nicajack Cave (Nicojack Cave), Marion Co., Tennessee, USA - erroneously reported







Ammoniojarosite
Formula:	(NH₄)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Anatase
Formula:	TiO₂
Locality:	Taylors No. 1 Quarry, Anderson Co., Tennessee, USA







Andradite ?
Formula:	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA - erroneously reported







Anglesite
Formula:	PbSO₄
Localities:	Bumpass Cove District, Unicoi Co., Tennessee, USA Culveyhouse Mine, Sweetwater Barite District-Western Belt, Loudon Co., Tennessee, USA







Anhydrite
Formula:	CaSO₄
Localities:	Nashville Quarry (Menefee quarry; Menefee Crushed Stone Company Inc.), Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA Flat Gap Mine, Flat Gap, Treadway, Copper Ridge District, Hancock Co., Tennessee, USA







Ankerite
Formula:	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.







Anorthite var: Labradorite
Formula:	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Localities:	Roadcut on Tenn. 167 (1), Mountain City District, Johnson Co., Tennessee, USA Roadcut on Tenn. 167 (2), Mountain City District, Johnson Co., Tennessee, USA Clingmans Dome sill, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Roan Mountain metadolerite dikes, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Anthophyllite
Formula:	☐{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Antigorite
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA







'Apatite'
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA El Tigre Mine, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Taylors No. 1 Quarry, Anderson Co., Tennessee, USA Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA








'Apatite var: Collophane'
Localities:	Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.








Apjohnite
Formula:	Mn²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Unnamed sulphate locality, Tellico Plains, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA






Photo: © Antonio Borrelli. Apjohnite from Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
Aragonite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Nidifer Branch Barite Prospect, Stony Creek District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Tri-Cities Airport quarry (Tri-City Airport quarry), Sullivan Co., Tennessee, USA Jim Cave, Dowelltown, DeKalb Co., Tennessee, USA







Arsenopyrite
Formula:	FeAsS
Localities:	London Mine (McPherson Mine; Tennessee Copper Company), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Sixmile Creek Adit Occurrence, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Augite
Formula:	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Roan Mountain metadolerite dikes, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Azurite
Formula:	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Baker Hill, Livesay Mills, Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA







Baryte
Formula:	BaSO₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 237 localities in this region.






Photo: Baryte from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Baryte var: Strontian Baryte
Locality:	Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA








'Bauxite'
Localities:	Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee, USA Elizabethton; Tennessee Bauxite, Hampton District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Red Bird Hill Bauxite Mine (New Mine), Stony Creek District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Chattanooga Tenn. Bauxite (Missionary Ridge & Summit Knobs), Hamilton Co., Tennessee, USA








Beraunite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₅ · 4H₂O
Locality:	Van Leer Mine (Gray Mine), Iron City, Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA







'Biotite'
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.








Bismuth ?
Formula:	Bi
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA - erroneously reported







'Bitumen'
Localities:	Dolly Cowan Limestone Quarry, Gordonsville, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA Wells zinc prospect, Fall Branch Barite District, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, USA Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA







Photo: © PMB. Bitumen from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Bornite
Formula:	Cu₅FeS₄
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Buck Miller Mine, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Botryogen
Formula:	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Brushite
Formula:	Ca(HPO₄) · 2H₂O
Locality:	Maury Formation, DeKalb Co., Tennessee, USA







Cacoxenite
Formula:	Fe³⁺₂₄Al(PO₄)₁₇O₆(OH)₁₂ · 17H₂O
Locality:	Van Leer Mine (Gray Mine), Iron City, Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA







'Calamine'
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.








Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 108 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Calcite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Calcite var: Travertine
Formula:	CaCO₃
Locality:	Sparta quarry (Sparta limestone quarry), White Co., Tennessee, USA







Celestine
Formula:	SrSO₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.






Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Celestine from Hwy 80 and US 70N, South Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Celestine var: Barian Celestine
Formula:	(Sr,Ba)SO₄
Locality:	Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA






Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Barian Celestine from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Cerussite
Formula:	PbCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.






Photo: © Andreas Brand. Cerussite from Tennessee, USA
Chalcanthite
Formula:	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
Localities:	Hiwassee Mine (Tennessee Copper Company), Ducktown, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Copperhill Mine (Eureka Mine; Isabella Mine), Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Chalcocite
Formula:	Cu₂S
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Buck Miller Mine, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Lower Adit Occurrence, Round Top, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Upper Adit Occurrence, Round Top, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Chalcocite var: Ducktownite
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA








Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 35 localities in this region.







Chamosite
Formula:	(Fe²⁺,Mg)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Locality:	Mill Creek Valley Staurolite locality, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







'Chert'
Localities:	Reported from at least 80 localities in this region.







Photo: © Norman King. Chert from Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA
'Chlorite Group'
Localities:	Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.








Chloritoid
Formula:	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn²⁺)Al₂(SiO₄)O(OH)₂
Locality:	Mount Le Conte, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Chrysocolla
Formula:	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O (x < 1)
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Krebs Barite Mine (Burnett Mine; Pond Ridge Barite Mine), Del Rio District, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA







Chrysotile
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA







Clinochlore
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Reference:	Minerals Unlimited.com
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Clinozoisite
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







'Coal'
Locality:	Marion Co., Tennessee, USA








'Coal var: Bituminous Coal'
Reference:	Tennessee Geological Survey








Copiapite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Copper
Formula:	Cu
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Lower Adit Occurrence, Round Top, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Upper Adit Occurrence, Round Top, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Coskrenite-(Ce) (TL)
Formula:	(Ce,Nd,La)₂(C₂O₄)(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Type Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
Reference:	Canadian Mineralogist (1999) 37, 1453-1462





Photo: © JBS 2006. Coskrenite-(Ce) from Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
Covellite
Formula:	CuS
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Buck Miller Mine, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Williams Mine (Mims Barite Mine; Krebs Barite Mine), Del Rio District, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA Willis Prospect, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA







Cryptomelane
Formula:	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.







Cubanite
Formula:	CuFe₂S₃
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Cummingtonite
Formula:	☐{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Cuprite
Formula:	Cu₂O
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Destinezite (TL)
Formula:	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH) · 6H₂O
Type Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
Reference:	American Mineralogist (2000): 85: 266.; Rocks & Min. (2007) 82:235






Diadochite
Formula:	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O
Locality:	Little War Gap, Hancock Co., Tennessee, USA







Diamond
Formula:	C
Localities:	Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Hotwater Branch Placer Workings, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Whippoorwill Branch Placer Workings, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Coker Creek, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA ? (more information)







Dietrichite
Formula:	(Zn,Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)Al₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Diopside
Formula:	CaMgSi₂O₆
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Boyd Mine (Culchote Vein), Ducktown, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Copperhill Mine (Eureka Mine; Isabella Mine), Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Cherokee Mine (School Property; Old Tennessee Mine), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA East Tennessee Mine (Ducktown Sulphur; Copper & Iron Company), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA






Photo: © Charles Creekmur. Diopside from Ducktown, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA
Dolomite
Formula:	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 79 localities in this region.






Photo: © Karl Volkman 7/16/08. Dolomite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Dufrénite
Formula:	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
Locality:	Van Leer Mine (Gray Mine), Iron City, Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA







Enargite
Formula:	Cu₃AsS₄
Localities:	Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Epidote
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Localities:	Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.







Epsomite
Formula:	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Felsőbányaite
Formula:	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 4H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







'Flint'
Localities:	Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA Lull Mine, Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA Sparta quarry (Sparta limestone quarry), White Co., Tennessee, USA








Fluorapatite var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula:	Ca₅(PO₄,CO₃)₃(F,O)
Localities:	Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.







Fluorapatite var: Francolite
Locality:	East Fork phosphorite bed, East Fork Mine (East Fork manganese mine), East Fork District, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA








Fluorite
Formula:	CaF₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 62 localities in this region.






Photo: © Peter Haas. Fluorite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Galena
Formula:	PbS
Localities:	Reported from at least 131 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Galena from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
'Garnet'
Formula:	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.






Photo: © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals. Garnet from Burra Burra Mine, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA
'Geode'
Locality:	Douglas Lake, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA








Gibbsite
Formula:	Al(OH)₃
Localities:	Elizabethton; Tennessee Bauxite, Hampton District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Chattanooga Tenn. Bauxite (Missionary Ridge & Summit Knobs), Hamilton Co., Tennessee, USA







Glauconite
Formula:	(K,Na)(Fe³⁺,Al,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Locality:	Coffee Bluff, Hardin Co., Tennessee, USA







Goethite
Formula:	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Localities:	Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.






Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Goethite from TN 69 Road cut, Bob Landing Road, Bath Springs, Decatur Co., Tennessee, USA
Gold
Formula:	Au
Localities:	Reported from at least 52 localities in this region.






Photo: Gold from Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA
Graphite
Formula:	C
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Cherokee Mine (School Property; Old Tennessee Mine), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Calloway Mine, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Smithville meteorite, Smithville, DeKalb Co., Tennessee, USA







Greenockite
Formula:	CdS
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.







Grossular ?
Formula:	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA - erroneously reported







Gypsum
Formula:	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.







Gypsum var: Selenite
Locality:	Marion Co., Tennessee, USA








Halotrichite
Formula:	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Unnamed sulphate locality, Tellico Plains, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Hausmannite
Formula:	MnMn₂O₄
Localities:	Hambright Mine (Lord Mine), Red Hills district, Bradley Co., Tennessee, USA South Vida Mine, Sweetwater Barite District-Eastern Belt, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA McGuire Mine (North Vida Mine), Sweetwater Barite District-Eastern Belt, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Haxonite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆
Locality:	Tazewell meteorite, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA







Hedenbergite
Formula:	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Localities:	Boyd Mine (Culchote Vein), Ducktown, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Copperhill Mine (Eureka Mine; Isabella Mine), Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Cherokee Mine (School Property; Old Tennessee Mine), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 40 localities in this region.







Hematite var: Martite
Localities:	Black Bear Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Lunsford Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Mays Ridge Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Rabbit Station Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA








Hematite var: Specularite
Locality:	Del Rio District, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA








Hemimorphite
Formula:	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 32 localities in this region.







Hexahydrite
Formula:	MgSO₄ · 6H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Hollandite
Formula:	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆
Locality:	Scott Prospect, Shady Valley District, Johnson Co., Tennessee, USA







'Hornblende'
Localities:	Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.








Hydrobiotite
Formula:	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · nH₂O
Locality:	Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Hydromagnesite
Formula:	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Walker Spring cave, Coble, Hickman Co., Tennessee, USA







Hydrozincite
Formula:	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Localities:	Felknor mine, White Pine District, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA Grasselli mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA Straight Creek Mine, Straight Creek District, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA






Photo: © SMS 2010. Hydrozincite from Bumpass Cove District, Washington Co., Tennessee, USA
'Hypersthene'
Formula:	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Locality:	Roan Mountain granulite exposure, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Illite
Formula:	K_0.65Al_2.0[ ][Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Localities:	Huntingdon Tennessee Ball Clay Pit (Kellogg Mine), Carroll Co., Tennessee, USA Como Tennessee Ball Clay Pit, Henry Co., Tennessee, USA Taylors No. 1 Quarry, Anderson Co., Tennessee, USA







Ilmenite
Formula:	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.







Iron var: Kamacite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)
Localities:	Smithville meteorite, Smithville, DeKalb Co., Tennessee, USA Tazewell meteorite, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA Livingston meteorite, Overton Co., Tennessee, USA







Jarosite
Formula:	KFe³⁺ ₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Unnamed sulphate locality, Tellico Plains, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Jurbanite
Formula:	Al(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Kaolinite
Formula:	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.







'K Feldspar'
Localities:	Horse Shoe Magnetite Prospect, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Teegarden Magnetite Mine (Shell Creek Mine), Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA El Tigre Mine, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA








Kyanite
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.







Lacroixite
Formula:	NaAl(PO₄)F
Locality:	East Fork phosphorite bed, East Fork Mine (East Fork manganese mine), East Fork District, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Lawrencite (TL)
Formula:	(Fe²⁺,Ni)Cl₂
Type Locality:	Tazewell meteorite, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA
Reference:	C. R. Acad. Sci. 84 (1877), 69
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.





Lepidocrocite ?
Formula:	γ-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Locality:	Williams Iron Bank (Williams bank), Roe Junction, Hamblen Co., Tennessee, USA - erroneously reported







'Leucoxene'
Localities:	Clayton Formation, Buchanan area, Henry Co., Tennessee, USA Unnamed sand pit, Oak Grove area, Henry Co., Tennessee, USA








Levinsonite-(Y) (TL)
Formula:	(Y,Nd,La)Al(C₂O₄)(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Type Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
Description:	Semiquantitative EDAX analysis of the levinsonite indicates that the Nd/Y/Ce ratio is 46/28/25.(R&M)
Reference:	ROUSE, R.C., PEACOR, D.R., ESSENE, E.J., COSKREN, T.D. & LAUF, R.J. (2001) The new minerals levinsonite-(Y) [(Y,Nd,Ce)Al(SO4)2(C2O4)12H2O] and zugshunstite-(Ce) [(Ce,Nd,La,)Al(SO4)2(C2O4)12H2O]: coexisting oxalates with different structures and differentiation of LREE and HREE. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 65, 1101-1115.Coskren, T. D. & Lauf, R. J. (2000): The Minerals of Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee. Mineralogical Record, 31, 163-175.; Rocks & Min. (2007) 82:235




Photo: © JBS 2006. Levinsonite-(Y) from Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
'Limonite'
Formula:	FeO(OH) · nH₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 112 localities in this region.






Photo: Limonite from Little River, Walland, Blount Co., Tennessee, USA
Lithiophorite
Formula:	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.







'Lorettoite'
Formula:	Pb₇O₆Cl₂
Locality:	Loretto, Lawrence Co., Tennessee, USA







Maghemite
Formula:	Fe³⁺₂O₃
Locality:	Chestnut Ridge, Oak Ridge, Anderson Co., Tennessee, USA







Magnesiocopiapite
Formula:	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Magnesio-hornblende
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₄Al}(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
Reference:	Minerals Unlimited.com







Magnesite
Formula:	MgCO₃
Localities:	Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA







Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 42 localities in this region.






Photo: Magnetite from Clarks Hollow kimberlite, Union Co., Tennessee, USA
Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.







'Manganese Oxides'
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Unicoi Mine, Unicoi District, Unicoi Co., Tennessee, USA Taylor Ridge Manganese Mine, Stony Creek District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Chandler Barite Mine, Flag Pond, Unicoi Co., Tennessee, USA








Manganite
Formula:	Mn³⁺O(OH)
Localities:	Davis Mine, Shady Valley District, Johnson Co., Tennessee, USA Winter Manganese Mine (Taylor; Powder Branch Mine; Patton Manganese Mine), Hampton District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Marcasite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Marcasite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Meionite
Formula:	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄CO₃
Locality:	State line perovskite occurrence, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Melanterite
Formula:	FeSO₄ · 7H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







'Mica Group'
Localities:	Greene Co., Tennessee, USA Flat Gap Sandstone Sample Occurrence, Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA








Molybdenite
Formula:	MoS₂
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Wilder Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







'Monazite'
Localities:	Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.








Montmorillonite
Formula:	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Locality:	Taylors No. 1 Quarry, Anderson Co., Tennessee, USA







'Moonstone'
Locality:	Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA








Muscovite
Formula:	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.







Muscovite var: Sericite
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Del Rio District, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA Calloway Mine, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Roan Mountain metadolerite dikes, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Krebs Barite Mine (Burnett Mine; Pond Ridge Barite Mine), Del Rio District, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA








Nepheline
Formula:	(Na,K)AlSiO₄
Reference:	Wolley,A.R(1987) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World part 1, North and South America
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Niter
Formula:	KNO₃
Reference:	Pough,Fredrick H., 1996, Rocks and Minerals,pg#204
Localities:	Recorded from at least 34 other localities in this region.






'Nitrammite'
Locality:	Nicajack Cave (Nicojack Cave), Marion Co., Tennessee, USA








Nitrocalcite (TL)
Formula:	Ca(NO₃)₂ · 4H₂O
Type Locality:	Nicajack Cave (Nicojack Cave), Marion Co., Tennessee, USA
Reference:	Acta Cryst. B33 (1977), 1861
Localities:	Recorded from at least 22 other localities in this region.





Nitromagnesite (TL)
Formula:	Mg(NO₃)₂ · 6H₂O
Type Locality:	Nicajack Cave (Nicojack Cave), Marion Co., Tennessee, USA
Reference:	Acta Cryst. 14 (1961), 1296






'Olivine'
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Locality:	Roan Mountain metadolerite dikes, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Opal
Formula:	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Locality:	Pilot Knob Prospect, Overton Co., Tennessee, USA







Orthoclase
Formula:	KAlSi₃O₈
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA State line perovskite occurrence, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Paragonite
Formula:	NaAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Locality:	Mount Le Conte, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Perovskite
Formula:	CaTiO₃
Locality:	State line perovskite occurrence, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







'Petrified Wood'
Localities:	Pigeon Forge, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Coffee Bluff, Hardin Co., Tennessee, USA Richardson's Landing, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA Petrified wood occurrence, Montgomery, Decatur Co., Tennessee, USA J. T. Burns Prospect, Laconia, Fayette Co., Tennessee, USA








'Phengite var: Mariposite'
Formula:	K(Al,Cr)₂(Al,Si)₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Locality:	Baker Prospect, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA







Phlogopite
Formula:	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA







Pickeringite
Formula:	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Pirssonite
Formula:	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Prehnite
Formula:	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







'Psilomelane'
Localities:	Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.








Pumpellyite-(Fe3+) ?
Formula:	Ca₂(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)(Al,Fe³⁺)₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂ · H₂O
Reference:	www.tulane.edu ~ sanelson/geol212/regionalmetamorph.htm







Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 217 localities in this region.






Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Pyrite from Hwy 80 and US 70N, South Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Pyrolusite
Formula:	MnO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.







'Pyroxene Group'
Localities:	Old Forge Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Peg Leg Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA Teegarden Magnetite Mine (Shell Creek Mine), Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Pyroxene Group from Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA
Pyrrhotite
Formula:	Fe_1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Localities:	Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 84 localities in this region.






Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Quartz from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Quartz var: Agate
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.







Quartz var: Blue Quartz
Locality:	Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA








Quartz var: Carnelian
Localities:	Tullahoma, Coffee Co., Tennessee, USA Horse Mountain (Silvertooth Agate Fields; Curbow Rock Farm), Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA








Quartz var: Chalcedony
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.








Quartz var: Dendritic Agate
Locality:	Horse Mountain (Silvertooth Agate Fields; Curbow Rock Farm), Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA








Quartz var: Iris Agate
Locality:	Horse Mountain (Silvertooth Agate Fields; Curbow Rock Farm), Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA








Quartz var: Jasper
Localities:	Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.








~~Quartz var: Lake Superior Agate~~
Locality:	Richardson's Landing, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA








Quartz var: Milky Quartz
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Douglas Lake, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA








Quartz var: Rock Crystal
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.








Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.






Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Smoky Quartz from TN 69 Road cut, Bob Landing Road, Bath Springs, Decatur Co., Tennessee, USA
Rectorite
Formula:	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Localities:	Roadcut on Tenn. 53, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA Thorn Hill bentonite deposit, Copper Ridge Zinc District, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA







Rhodochrosite
Formula:	MnCO₃
Localities:	Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA East Fork Mine (East Fork manganese mine), East Fork District, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA ? (more information)







Rhodonite
Formula:	MnSiO₃
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Römerite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 14H₂O
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Roscherite
Formula:	Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
Locality:	East Fork phosphorite bed, East Fork Mine (East Fork manganese mine), East Fork District, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Rozenite
Formula:	FeSO₄ · 4H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Rutile
Formula:	TiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Rutile from Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA
Schreibersite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Localities:	Livingston meteorite, Overton Co., Tennessee, USA Smithville meteorite, Smithville, DeKalb Co., Tennessee, USA







Schwertmannite
Formula:	Fe³⁺₁₆(OH,SO₄)_12-13O₁₆ · 10-12H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Siderite
Formula:	FeCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.







Siderotil
Formula:	FeSO₄ · 5H₂O
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Silver
Formula:	Ag
Locality:	Copperhill Mine (Eureka Mine; Isabella Mine), Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Slavíkite
Formula:	(H₃O⁺)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈ · 99H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Smithsonite
Formula:	ZnCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 56 localities in this region.






Photo: © Jasun McAvoy. Smithsonite from New Market Mine, New Market, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA
Spessartine
Formula:	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA ? (more information)






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Spessartine from Polk Co., Tennessee, USA
Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Localities:	Reported from at least 221 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2003 John H. Betts. Sphalerite from Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Spinel
Formula:	MgAl₂O₄
Localities:	Bemis railroad cut, Madison Co., Tennessee, USA Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA Walnut Grove Church area sand pit, Stewart Co., Tennessee, USA Roan Mountain metadolerite dikes, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Stannite
Formula:	Cu₂(Fe,Zn)SnS₄
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Starkeyite
Formula:	MgSO₄ · 4H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







Staurolite
Formula:	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Zn)_1.5-2Al₉(SiO₄)₄O₆(OH,O)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.






Photo: Staurolite from Hiwassee River, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA
Stilpnomelane
Formula:	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆ · nH₂O
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Shell Creek Road stilpnomelane occurrence, Peg Leg Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Strengite
Formula:	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
Locality:	Van Leer Mine (Gray Mine), Iron City, Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA







Strontianite
Formula:	SrCO₃
Localities:	Dolly Cowan Limestone Quarry, Gordonsville, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA ? (more information)







Sulphur
Formula:	S₈
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Benton Cut (J. M. Beaton Property Prospect), Benton Co., Tennessee, USA Springfield Quarry, Robertson Co., Tennessee, USA







Taenite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)
Localities:	Tazewell meteorite, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA Livingston meteorite, Overton Co., Tennessee, USA Smithville meteorite, Smithville, DeKalb Co., Tennessee, USA







Talc
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA East Tennessee Mine (Ducktown Sulphur; Copper & Iron Company), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA McGill Memorial Church ultramafic outcrop, Cranberry Magnetite District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Tenorite
Formula:	CuO
Localities:	Hiwassee Mine (Tennessee Copper Company), Ducktown, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Tetrahedrite
Formula:	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂]Sb₄S₁₃
Locality:	Buck Miller Mine, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Thaumasite
Formula:	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Isabella Mine, Isabella, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Thorite
Formula:	(Th,U)SiO₄
Locality:	Dye Leaf Ridge prospect, Walnut Mountain District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Thorite var: Uranothorite
Formula:	(Th,U)SiO₄
Locality:	Dye Leaf Ridge prospect, Walnut Mountain District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA







Titanite
Formula:	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Localities:	Cherokee Mine (School Property; Old Tennessee Mine), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Boyd Mine (Culchote Vein), Ducktown, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Calloway Mine, Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA







Topaz
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Locality:	Bemis railroad cut, Madison Co., Tennessee, USA







'Tourmaline'
Formula:	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Localities:	Oak Grove Deposit (Ethyl Corp. Deposit), West Tennessee, Henry Co., Tennessee, USA El Tigre Mine, Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Lost River Mine (Big Branch Workings; Miles Witt), Coker Creek District, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA Bemis railroad cut, Madison Co., Tennessee, USA Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Tremolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.







Troilite
Formula:	FeS
Locality:	Smithville meteorite, Smithville, DeKalb Co., Tennessee, USA







Tschermigite
Formula:	(NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA







'Turgite'
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA








Variscite
Formula:	AlPO₄ · 2H₂O
Locality:	Wood Mine, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA







Variscite var: Ferrian Variscite
Locality:	Wood Mine, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA







Photo: Ferrian Variscite from Wood Mine, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA
Vaterite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Locality:	Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA







Vermiculite
Formula:	(Mg,Fe,Al)₃((Al,Si)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Locality:	Clarks Hollow kimberlite (Norris Lake kimberlite), Union Co., Tennessee, USA







Vesuvianite
Formula:	(Ca,Na,☐)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe³⁺)₁₃(☐,B,Al,Fe³⁺)₅(Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)₁₀(OH,F,O)₁₀
Locality:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Vivianite
Formula:	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Locality:	Ballplay iron pit, Tellico Plains, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Voltaite
Formula:	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
Locality:	Unnamed sulphate locality, Tellico Plains, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







'Wad'
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.








Wavellite
Formula:	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃ · 5H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © SMS 2010. Wavellite from Wood Mine, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA
Witherite
Formula:	BaCO₃
Locality:	Arthur Hudson Prospect, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Rutherford Co., Tennessee, USA







'Xenotime'
Localities:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA Clayton Formation, Buchanan area, Henry Co., Tennessee, USA Unnamed sand pit, Oak Grove area, Henry Co., Tennessee, USA








Yavapaiite
Formula:	KFe(SO₄)₂
Locality:	Unnamed sulphate locality, Tellico Plains, Monroe Co., Tennessee, USA







Zincite ?
Formula:	(Zn,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)O
Locality:	Coggins prospect, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA - erroneously reported







Zircon
Formula:	ZrSiO₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.







Zoisite
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Localities:	Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA East Tennessee Mine (Ducktown Sulphur; Copper & Iron Company), Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA







Zugshunstite-(Ce) (TL)
Formula:	(Ce,Nd,La)Al(C₂O₄)(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Type Locality:	Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
Reference:	Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta (2001): 65: 1101-1115; Coskren, T. D. & Lauf, R. J. (2000): The Minerals of Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee. Mineralogical Record, 31, 163-175.





Photo: © JBS 2006. Zugshunstite-(Ce) from Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA

235 entries listed. 170 valid minerals. 7 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

References

Travis A. Paris (2011) Tennessee Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals 86:300-328

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