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Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA i
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Weakley Co. County
Tennessee State
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Tennessee	State
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Neighbouring regions:

Carroll Co., Tennessee, USA

Henry Co., Tennessee, USA

Graves Co., Kentucky, USA

Hickman Co., Kentucky, USA

Gibson Co., Tennessee, USA

Obion Co., Tennessee, USA

Locality type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Martin	10,959 (2017)
Dresden	2,898 (2017)
Greenfield	2,120 (2017)
Gleason	1,407 (2017)
Sharon	916 (2017)

Other Languages:

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French:

comté de Weakley, Tennessee, États-Unis

German:

Weakley County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Weakley, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Уикли, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

威克萊縣, 田纳西州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Weakley, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Weakley County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة ويكلي, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Ուիկլի շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Weakley konderria, Tennessee

Bavarian:

Weakley County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

উইকলিয় কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Уийкли, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Weakley County, Tennessee

Dutch:

Weakley County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان ویکلی، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

უიკლის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hebrew:

מחוז ויקלי, טנסי, ארצות הברית

Hungarian:

Weakley megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Irish Gaelic:

Contae Weakley, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá

Japanese:

ウィークリー郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Weakley Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Weakley County, Tennessee, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Weakley Gông, Tennessee

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Weakley Kūn, Tennessee

Norwegian:

Weakley County, Tennessee, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Weakley, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Weakley, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Weakley, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Weakley, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Weakley County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Викли , Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Weakley County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Weakley County, Tennessee, USA

Traditional Chinese:

威克萊縣, 田納西州, 美國

Turkish:

Weakley, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Віклі, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

ویکلی کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Weakley, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Weakley, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

ویکلے کاؤنٹی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ

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Commodity List

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ⓘ Ball Clay

ⓘ Clay

ⓘ Kaolin (China Clay)

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Localities:

Gleason Tennessee Ball Clay, Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA
Liberty Tennessee Ball Clay (H. C. Spinks Clay Company; Inc.), Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA
Spinks Clay No. 1 Pit, Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Spinks Clay No. 1 Pit, Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: Hosterman,John W. , (1984) Ball Clay and Bentonite Deposits of the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain,United States; USGS Bulletion 1558-C

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂

Locality: Spinks Clay No. 1 Pit, Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: Hosterman,John W. , (1984) Ball Clay and Bentonite Deposits of the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain,United States; USGS Bulletion 1558-C

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Liberty Tennessee Ball Clay (H. C. Spinks Clay Company; Inc.), Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA
Spinks Clay No. 1 Pit, Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Locality: Finch pit, Gleason, Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA

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

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Spinks Clay No. 1 Pit, Weakley Co., Tennessee, USA

Reference: Hosterman,John W. , (1984) Ball Clay and Bentonite Deposits of the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain,United States; USGS Bulletion 1558-C

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Illite	9.EC.15	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃

Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

33.9 Ma (Oligocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

48.6 Ma (Eocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Claiborne	3	48.6 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Androglandula tennessensis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Androglandula : *Androglandula tennessensis*	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Caesalpinia claibornensis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : Caesalpinia : *Caesalpinia claibornensis*	48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene

Fossil Localities

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USA

Tennessee
- Weakley Co.
  - Paleogene🐚 Warman Clay Pit

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakley_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:	Q501959
GeoNames ID:	4666265

Localities in this Region

USA

Tennessee
- Weakley Co.

USA

Tennessee
- Weakley Co.

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Shawnee DomainDomain

USA

Mississippi EmbaymentBasin

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