Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Polk Co., Tennessee, USA

mindat Locality ID: 24078
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24078.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Polk Co., Tennessee, USA": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Bean Mt. Area
Coker Creek
Copperhill (Isabella; McCays; McKay)
D & S Rock; Inc. Pit No. 413
Ducktown District
Farner
Gee Creek Prospect
Gee Prospect
Hiwassee River
Mill Creek Valley Staurolite Locality
Parkwood
Paul Campbell Isabella Pit No. 393
Starr Mt. Area
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10275595)
Wetmore Iron Prospect

Latitude: 35°10'45"N
Longitude: 84°28'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.179166666667,-84.473888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Allophane	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diamond	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Ettringite
Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Römerite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite	Stilpnomelane	Sulphur	Talc	Titanite
Vesuvianite	Wurtzite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diamond Diaspore Enargite Epidote Ettringite
Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Römerite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite Stilpnomelane Sulphur Talc Titanite
Vesuvianite Wurtzite

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*
Alunogen ()*	Amesite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diamond ()*	Dietrichite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pirssonite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Römerite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderotil ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Thaumasite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	268871	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	10	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268888,268892	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	268871	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	268871	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	268869,268871,268898	2353
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1	268900	272
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄	1	268871	74
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	268871	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	268871,268887	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	268871	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	268871	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	268871	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	268871	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	12	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268884,268887,268888,268892	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	3	268869,268871,268883	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	268871	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268882,268883,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	268898	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	268871	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	268871	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	268871	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	268871	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	268871	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	268871	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	268871	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	268871	2970
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	0		697
Dietrichite ()*	Halotrichite	ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	268871	15
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	5	268869,268871,268879,268881,268884	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	268870,268871,268894	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	268871	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	268871	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	8	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	268871	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268897	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	3	268871,268873,268879	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	268871	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	4	268869,268871,268879,268881	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	268871	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	268873,268879,268881	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	268871	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	268871	1507
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	15	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268882,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892,268898	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	268871	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	268871	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	2	268871,268881	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	268871	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	268871	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	268871,268873,268879,268881,268898	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	268871	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	268871	2273
Pirssonite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·2H₂O	1	268871	19
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	268871	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	16	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268882,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892,268894,268900	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	14	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268882,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268887,268888,268892	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	268871	969
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	1	268871	115
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	4	268871,268873,268879,268881	5614
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	268871	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	7	268869,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	13	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	268871	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	9	268869,268871,268873,268879,268881,268888,268892,268897,268898	978
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	1	268871	456
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	268871	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	268871,268884	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2	268871,268883	1101
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	2	268871,268886	183
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4	268871,268873,268879,268881	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	11	268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268884,268888,268892	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	268871	1395
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	268871,268884	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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