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Benton County, Tennessee, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Camden3,575 (2017)
Pleasant Hill600 (2006)
Big Sandy542 (2017)
Eva293 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
130309
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130309:7
GUID (UUID V4):
4ce2b3aa-e2ea-4ee2-9002-26d8f87542fd
Other Languages:
French:
comtΓ© de Benton, Tennessee, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Benton County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Benton, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Π‘Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½, ВСннСсси, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ‘Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ АмСрики
Simplified Chinese:
ζœ¬ι “ηΈ£, η”°ηΊ³θ₯Ώε·ž, ηΎŽε›½
Spanish:
Condado de Benton, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Benton County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
Ω…Ω‚Ψ§Ψ·ΨΉΨ© Ψ¨ΩŠΩ†ΨͺΩˆΩ†, ΨͺΩŠΩ†ΩŠΨ³ΩŠ, Ψ§Ω„ΩˆΩ„Ψ§ΩŠΨ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Armenian:
Τ²Υ₯ΥΆΥΏΥΈΥΆ Υ·Φ€Υ»Υ‘ΥΆ, ΤΉΥ₯ΥΆΥ₯Υ½Υ«, Τ±Υ΄Υ₯Φ€Υ«Υ―Υ‘Υ΅Υ« ՄիՑցաՑլ Υ†Υ‘Υ°Υ‘ΥΆΥ£ΥΆΥ₯Φ€
Basque:
Benton konderria , Tennessee
Bavarian:
Benton County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ΰ¦¬ΰ§‡ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦¨ ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦‰ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦Ώ, ΰ¦Ÿΰ§‡ΰ¦¨ΰ§‡ΰ¦Έΰ¦Ώ, ঀিলΰ¦ͺারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Π‘Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΡŠΠ½, ВСнСси, БъСдинСни амСрикански Ρ‰Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ
Cebuano:
Benton County , Tennessee
Dutch:
Benton County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄Ω‡Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω† Ψ¨Ω†ΨͺΩˆΩ†ΨŒ ΨͺΩ†Ψ³ΫŒ, ΨͺΩ†Ψ³ΫŒ, Ψ§ΫŒΨ§Ω„Ψ§Ψͺ Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ω‡ Ψ’Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Georgian:
αƒ‘αƒ”αƒœαƒ’αƒαƒœαƒ˜αƒ‘ αƒαƒšαƒ₯αƒ˜, αƒ’αƒ”αƒœαƒ”αƒ‘αƒ˜, αƒαƒ›αƒ”αƒ αƒ˜αƒ™αƒ˜αƒ‘ αƒ¨αƒ”αƒ”αƒ αƒ—αƒ”αƒ‘αƒ£αƒšαƒ˜ αƒ¨αƒ’αƒαƒ’αƒ”αƒ‘αƒ˜
Hebrew:
ΧžΧ—Χ•Χ– Χ‘Χ Χ˜Χ•ΧŸ, Χ˜Χ Χ‘Χ™, ארצוΧͺ Χ”Χ‘Χ¨Χ™Χͺ
Hungarian:
Benton megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Benton, Tennessee, StΓ‘it Aontaithe MheiriceΓ‘
Japanese:
γƒ™γƒ³γƒˆγƒ³ιƒ‘, γƒ†γƒγ‚·γƒΌε·ž, をパγƒͺγ‚«εˆθ‘†ε›½
Latin:
Benton Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Benton GΓ΄ng, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Benton KΕ«n, Tennessee
Norwegian:
Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Benton, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Benton, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Benton, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Benton, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Benton County, Tennessee, Na StΓ itean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Benton County, ВСнСси, БјСдињСнС АмСричкС Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Benton County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
ζœ¬ι “ηΈ£, 田納θ₯Ώε·ž, ηΎŽεœ‹
Turkish:
Benton, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Π‘Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½, ВСннСссі, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ– Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ АмСрики
Urdu:
Ψ¨ΫŒΩ†ΩΉΩ† Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ ΩΉΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ³ΫŒ, ΩΉΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ³ΫŒ, ریاسΨͺہائے Ω…Ψͺحدہ Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊ­n Benton, Tennessee, Chủng Quα»‘c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Benton, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
Ψ¨Ω†ΩΉΩ† Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ ΩΉΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ³ΫŒ, ΩΉΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ³ΫŒ, Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ϋ


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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences65
Youngest Fossil Listed411 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ross - Birdsong Shale12416 - 410.8 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Linden38419.2 - 410.8 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Birdsong Shale15419.2 - 410.8 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Coniculospongia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Coniculospongia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Ginkgospongia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Ginkgospongia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Hexactinellida
class
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Stiodermiella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Amphidiscosida : Stiodermatidae : Stiodermiella419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Favosites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Pleurodictyum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : Pleurodictyum419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Rugosa
subclass
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Spirorbis
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Spirorbis419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Cornulitidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Cornulitidae419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Tentaculitida
order
Animalia : Lophotrochozoa : Tentaculitida419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Platyceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Dalejina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Dalejina419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Dicoelosia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dicoelosiidae : Dicoelosia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Orthostrophia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Orthostrophia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Skenidium
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Protorthida : Skenidiidae : Skenidium419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Brachyprion
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Brachyprion419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Leptaena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Leptostrophia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Leptostrophia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Anastrophia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Parastrophinidae : Anastrophia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Gypidula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Gypidulidae : Gypidula419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Camarotoechia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Camarotoechia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Sphaerirhynchia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Hebetoechiidae : Sphaerirhynchia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Cyrtina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : Cyrtina419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Delthyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : Delthyris419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Macropleura
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtiidae : Macropleura419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Meristella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Meristella419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Rhynchospirina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Rhynchospirinidae : Rhynchospirina419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Trematospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Rhynchospirinidae : Trematospira419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Atrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Atrypa419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Atrypina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypinidae : Atrypina419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Echinodermata
phylum
Animalia : Echinodermata419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Sievertsia
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Cyclocystoidea : Cyclocystoididae : Sievertsia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Decaschisma
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Fissiculata : Phaenoschismatidae : Decaschisma419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Tyrridiocystis
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Echinoencrinitidae : Tyrridiocystis419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Dimerocrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dimerocrinitidae : Dimerocrinites419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Dolatocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dolatocrinidae : Dolatocrinus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Scyphocrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Scyphocrinitidae : Scyphocrinites419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Stiptocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Stiptocrinus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Eohalysiocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eohalysiocrinus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Theloreus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Theloreus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Thalamocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Thalamocrinus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Lecanocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Lecanocrinidae : Lecanocrinus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Edriocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Edriocrinidae : Edriocrinus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Phacopidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Nautiloidea
subclass
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Dalmanitidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Camerata
subclass
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Camerata419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Echinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Hindia sphaeroidalis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Streptosclerophorida : Hindiidae : Hindia : Hindia sphaeroidalis419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Spongia
genus
Spongia419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Myelodactylidae
family
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Myelodactylidae419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
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Wikidata ID:Q494806
GeoNames ID:4605583

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