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Decatur Co., Tennessee, USAi
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Decatur Co.County
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mount Carmel5,298 (2006)
Parsons2,337 (2017)
Decaturville869 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
comtΓ© de Decatur, Tennessee, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Decatur County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Decatur, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Π”Π΅ΠΊΠ΅ΠΉΡ‚Π΅Ρ€, ВСннСсси, Π‘ΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ‘Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ АмСрики
Simplified Chinese:
第開特縣, η”°ηΊ³θ₯Ώε·ž, ηΎŽε›½
Spanish:
Condado de Decatur, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Decatur County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara tΓ« AmerikΓ«s
Arabic:
Ω…Ω‚Ψ§Ψ·ΨΉΨ© Ψ―ΩŠΩƒΨ§Ψͺور, ΨͺΩŠΩ†ΩŠΨ³ΩŠ, Ψ§Ω„ΩˆΩ„Ψ§ΩŠΨ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Armenian:
Τ΄Υ₯Υ―Υ‘ΥΏΥΈΦ‚Φ€ 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:
Decatur konderria , Tennessee
Bavarian:
Decatur County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ΰ¦‘ΰ§‡ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦Ÿΰ§ΰ¦° ΰ¦•ΰ¦Ύΰ¦‰ΰ¦¨ΰ§ΰ¦Ÿΰ¦Ώ, ΰ¦Ÿΰ§‡ΰ¦¨ΰ§‡ΰ¦Έΰ¦Ώ, ঀিলΰ¦ͺারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Π”ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ΠΉΡ‚ΡŠΡ€, ВСнСси, БъСдинСни амСрикански Ρ‰Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ
Cebuano:
Decatur County , Tennessee
Dutch:
Decatur County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ΄Ω‡Ψ±Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω† دکیΨͺر، ΨͺΩ†Ψ³ΫŒ, ΨͺΩ†Ψ³ΫŒ, Ψ§ΫŒΨ§Ω„Ψ§Ψͺ Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ω‡ Ψ’Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Georgian:
αƒ“αƒ”αƒ™αƒαƒ’αƒ£αƒ αƒ˜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˜Χ•Χ¨, Χ˜Χ Χ‘Χ™, ארצוΧͺ Χ”Χ‘Χ¨Χ™Χͺ
Hungarian:
Decatur megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Decatur, Tennessee, StΓ‘it Aontaithe MheiriceΓ‘
Japanese:
ディケーター郑, γƒ†γƒγ‚·γƒΌε·ž, をパγƒͺγ‚«εˆθ‘†ε›½
Latin:
Decatur Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Decatur GΓ΄ng, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Decatur KΕ«n, Tennessee
Norwegian:
Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Decatur, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Decatur, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Decatur, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Decatur, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Decatur County, Tennessee, Na StΓ itean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Decatur County, ВСнСси, БјСдињСнС АмСричкС Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅
Serbo-Croatian:
Decatur County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
θΏͺ卑特縣, 田納θ₯Ώε·ž, ηΎŽεœ‹
Turkish:
Decatur, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Π”Π΅ΠΊΠ°Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€, ВСннСссі, Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½Ρ– Π¨Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ АмСрики
Urdu:
ڈیکیٹر Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒΨŒ ΩΉΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ³ΫŒ, ΩΉΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ³ΫŒ, ریاسΨͺہائے Ω…Ψͺحدہ Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ψ§
Vietnamese:
QuαΊ­n Decatur, Tennessee, Chủng Quα»‘c Hoa Kα»³
Waray:
Condado han Decatur, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ڈیکاٹر Ϊ©Ψ§Ψ€Ω†ΩΉΫŒ, ΩΉΫŒΩ†ΫŒΨ³ΫŒ, Ψ§Ω…Ψ±ΫŒΪ©Ϋ


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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Paris, T.A. (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.
β“˜ 'Apatite var. Collophane'
Reference: Paris, T.A. (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Reference: Paris, T.A. (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.
β“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Reference: Paris, T.A. (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.
β“˜ 'Glauconite'
Formula: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Reference: USGS : Coon Creek Formation
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Paris, T.A. (2011) Tennessee mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 86, #4, 300-328.
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: USGS : Coon Creek Formation
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜'Glauconite'9.EC.(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'var. Collophane'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences62
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed433 Ma (Silurian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Haplistion
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Spirosclerophorida : Haplistiidae : Haplistion419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
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
Twenhofelella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Amphidiscosida : Pelicaspongiidae : Twenhofelella419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Stiodermiella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Amphidiscosida : Stiodermatidae : Stiodermiella419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Buskopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Buskopora419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Gypidula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Gypidulidae : Gypidula423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Echinodermata
phylum
Animalia : Echinodermata419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Polydeltoideus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Fissiculata : Polydeltoideus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Lampterocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Lampterocrinidae : Lampterocrinus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Eucalyptocrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eucalyptocrinitidae : Eucalyptocrinites423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Hexacrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Hexacrinitidae : Hexacrinites423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Marsupiocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Marsupiocrinidae : Marsupiocrinus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Scyphocrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Scyphocrinitidae : Scyphocrinites423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Stiptocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Stiptocrinus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Pisocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pisocrinidae : Pisocrinus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Lecanocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Lecanocrinidae : Lecanocrinus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Panderodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Bucanospira expansa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Craspedostomatidae : Bucanospira : Bucanospira expansa425.6 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Eothoracosaurus : Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hindia sphaeroidalis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Streptosclerophorida : Hindiidae : Hindia : Hindia sphaeroidalis419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Hagnocrinus crenus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Hagnocrinus : Hagnocrinus crenus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Wurmiella excavata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Spathognathodontodae : Wurmiella : Wurmiella excavata433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Walliserodus sancticlairi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Belodellidae : Walliserodus : Walliserodus sancticlairi433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Pseudooneotodus bicornis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Strachanognathidae : Pseudooneotodus : Pseudooneotodus bicornis433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Panderodus unicostatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus : Panderodus unicostatus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Ozarkodina sagitta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Ozarkodina : Ozarkodina sagitta433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Kockelella ranuliformis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Kockelellidae : Kockelella : Kockelella ranuliformis433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Dapsilodus obliquicostatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Belodellida : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus : Dapsilodus obliquicostatus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Dapsilodus praecipuus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus : Dapsilodus praecipuus433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
Decoriconus fragilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Strachanognathidae : Decoriconus : Decoriconus fragilis433.4 - 427.4 Ma
Silurian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q489430
GeoNames ID:4617654

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