Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA

mindat Locality ID: 23485
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23485.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ducktown District, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Burra Burra Mine (Tennessee Copper Company; Copperhill Operations)
Calloway Mine
Central Services
Cherokee Open Pit
Copperhill (Isabella; McCays; McKay)
Ducktown
East Tennessee Mine (Ducktown Sulphur; Copper & Iron Company)
Isabella
London Mine (McPherson Mine; Tennessee Copper Company)
Mary Mine (Mary-Polk County Ore Body; Cities Service Company)
Meek Prospect (United States Prospect)
Ocoee Mine
Old Tennessee Mine (School Property Mine)
Polk County Mine (Mary-Polk County Ore Body; Tennessee Copper Company; Old Polk County; Cities Service Company)

Latitude: 35°0'59"N
Longitude: 84°22'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.016388888889,-84.378333333333

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	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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Sn Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite 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

70 IMA Minerals at location:

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

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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