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Locality Name:
Tennessee, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 18051
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18051.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tennessee, USA": 3272
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3010

Number of Child Localities: 96
Child Localities:
Anderson Co.
Bedford Co.
Benton Co.
Bledsoe Co.
Blount Co.
Bradley Co.
Campbell Co.
Cannon Co.
Carroll Co.
Carter Co.
Cheatham Co.
Chester Co.
Claiborne Co.
Clay Co.
Cocke Co.
Coffee Co.
Crockett Co.
Cumberland Co.
Davidson Co.
Decatur Co.
DeKalb Co.
Dickson Co.
Dyer Co.
Fayette Co.
Fentress Co.
Franklin Co.
Gibson Co.
Giles Co.
Grainger Co.
Greene Co.
Grundy Co.
Hamblen Co.
Hamilton Co.
Hancock Co.
Hardeman Co.
Hardin Co.
Hawkins Co.
Haywood Co.
Henderson Co.
Henry Co.
Hickman Co.
Houston Co.
Humphreys Co.
Jackson Co.
Jefferson Co.
Johnson Co.
Knox Co.
Lake Co.
Lauderdale Co.
Lawrence Co.
Lewis Co.
Lincoln Co.
Loudon Co.
Macon Co.
Madison Co.
Marion Co.
Marshall Co.
Maury Co.
McMinn Co.
McNairy Co.
Meigs Co.
Monroe Co.
Montgomery Co.
Moore Co.
Morgan Co.
Obion Co.
Overton Co.
Perry Co.
Pickett Co.
Polk Co.
Putnam Co.
Rhea Co.
Roane Co.
Robertson Co.
Rutherford Co.
Scott Co.
Sequatchie Co.
several Cos.
Sevier Co.
Shelby Co.
Smith Co.
Stewart Co.
Sullivan Co.
Sumner Co.
Tipton Co.
Trousdale Co.
Unicoi Co.
Union Co.
Van Buren Co.
Warren Co.
Washington Co.
Wayne Co.
Weakley Co.
White Co.
Williamson Co.
Wilson Co.

Latitude: 35°51'58"N
Longitude: 86°'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.866111111111,-86.001111111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Be C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAlumAluminiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyrite
BaryteBerauniteBotryogenBrauniteCalciteCeriteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoid
ClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorrensiteCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteCubanite
DiamondDiasporeDufréniteEnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumHalotrichiteHaxoniteHexahydriteIronKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOxalatePentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRoscheriteRutileRömeriteScacchiteScapoliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStarkeyiteStauroliteStilpnomelaneSulphurTalcTitaniteTopaz
TridymiteVesuvianiteVivianiteVoltaiteWavelliteWurtziteZircon

182 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Akaganeite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)
Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Alum-(K)  (*)Aluminite  (*)Alunogen  (*)
Amesite  (*)Ammoniojarosite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Apjohnite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beraunite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botryogen  (*)Braunite  (*)
Brushite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cohenite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Corrensite  (*)Coskrenite-(Ce)  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)Destinezite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Diamond  (*)
Dietrichite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Felsőbányaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Fluorwavellite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gwihabaite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Haxonite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)Jurbanite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lacroixite  (*)Lawrencite  (*)Levinsonite-(Y)  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meionite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Merrillite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Niter  (*)Nitrocalcite  (*)Nitromagnesite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pirssonite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rectorite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Römerite  (*)Roscherite  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Schwertmannite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)
Silver  (*)Slavíkite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Strengite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrataenite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tschermigite  (*)
Variscite  (*)Vaterite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Voltaite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Witherite  (*)Yavapaiite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)Zugshunstite-(Ce)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12688712793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212266571,266579,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268888,2688923419
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O126679663
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1266796312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4266579,266644,267844,2688718803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1268871470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3100004268869,268871,268898,2689742353
Alum-(K)  (*)AlumKAl(SO4)2·12H2O10000126897492
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O10000126897478
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O100002268900,268974272
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)42268871,26922974
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)610000126897430
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212663042162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2268253,2691652734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)4852888266888,267074,267075,267209,267221,267348,267817,2680741588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)220266797,266804,266812,266813,266815,266816,266818,268631,268644,268646,268655,268656,268660,268670,268671,268673,268688,268726,268727,2687283092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)7266579,266857,267304,267906,267907,268224,2689871036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21268871718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41269229708
Apjohnite  (*)HalotrichiteMn2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O100002268807,26897428
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3266630,266922,2691343250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3268670,268871,2688879052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O64266579,266857,268224,2688712060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61268264919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22267463,2688715509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)485470249266299,266395,266401,266411,266435,266436,266438,266442,266464,266465,266466,266630,266711,266799,266801,266803,266804,266807,266808,266809,266810,266812,266813,266814,266815,266816,266817,266818,266819,266820,266821,266875,266876,266915,266916,266917,266918,267082,267206,267209,267232,267239,267240,267241,267242,267243,267244,267245,267246,267247,267250,267253,267254,267255,267256,267257,267258,267259,267260,267261,267263,267264,267266,267267,267268,267269,267270,267271,267272,267273,267274,267275,267276,267277,267278,267331,267348,267469,267470,267471,267790,267835,267850,267851,267882,268107,268229,268236,268243,268245,268246,268247,268248,268250,268251,268253,268254,268255,268256,268257,268258,268259,268260,268261,268262,268263,268264,268265,268308,268550,268551,268552,268553,268554,268555,268557,268558,268559,268563,268564,268566,268567,268568,268569,268571,268572,268573,268574,268576,268577,268578,268580,268581,268582,268583,268584,268585,268586,268587,268588,268589,268590,268591,268592,268593,268594,268733,268740,268753,268755,268756,268757,268759,268760,268761,268762,268764,268765,268766,268767,268769,268770,268771,268772,268773,268774,268775,268777,268779,268780,268781,268782,268783,268785,268786,268787,268790,268791,268792,268794,268797,268798,268799,268861,268871,268909,268910,268943,268944,268945,268946,268947,268960,268961,268972,268973,268981,268982,268983,268992,268993,268994,269027,269028,269030,269031,269032,269033,269034,269035,269039,269041,269047,269107,269108,269109,269110,269111,269112,269115,269116,269117,269118,269119,269126,269130,269131,269132,269133,269157,269160,269161,269162,269163,269201,269202,269207,269208,269225,269231,269317,269318,269474,269542,269543,269544,269545,269546,26954911547
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O1269351136
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42268620,2688715516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O10000126897445
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)1268776483
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O1266956104
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1269351280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10000118266296,266395,266420,266436,266438,266461,266465,266466,266467,266480,266573,266575,266577,266579,266582,266610,266769,266821,266874,266886,266895,266915,266916,266917,266922,266953,267074,267078,267079,267150,267208,267209,267214,267221,267251,267344,267348,267454,267471,267657,267790,267818,267829,267832,267835,267837,267843,267844,268075,268076,268088,268115,268251,268308,268346,268420,268620,268733,268849,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268884,268887,268888,268892,268905,268910,268953,268956,268960,268961,268972,268973,268974,268977,269027,269028,269030,269035,269036,269041,269047,269052,269061,269073,269105,269107,269109,269110,269126,269134,269152,269154,269157,269160,269199,269229,269231,269247,269278,269279,269320,269459,269474,269488,269497,269542,269544,269545,269546,269550,26955227770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)31266461,266797,266886,266888,266916,267074,267077,267079,267085,267087,267088,267089,267090,267092,267444,268840,268849,268905,268972,269030,269052,269061,269105,269126,269152,269164,269277,269278,269280,269288,2692931252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)17266610,266678,266680,266712,266737,266762,266767,267251,267843,268134,269165,269174,269182,269247,269257,269300,2693014979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3268869,268871,268883925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4268620,268667,268669,2688715707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS238528845266296,266461,266610,266795,266810,266821,266835,266912,267078,267221,267354,267823,267832,267843,268075,268620,268670,268747,268860,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268882,268883,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892,268905,268958,268972,269022,269109,269113,269155,269165,269226,269464,26953927198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81268898577
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)22268973,268988376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44266857,267304,268224,2690253902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2266810,2688713531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41269229951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812688711756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2266556,2688711025
Cohenite  (*)PerovskiteCFe32266796,26902577
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O100001268974382
Copper  (*)CopperCu3268667,268669,2688713846
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O126945949
Coskrenite-(Ce)  (*)OxalateCe2(SO4)2(C2O4)·8H2O1000012689741
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4266821,266835,268620,2688714165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO22267362,268832453
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O167266806,267890,267927,267930,267938,269197,269218599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31268871802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21268871327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12688712970
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S43266796,267006,269025157
Destinezite  (*)NoneFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O10000126897419
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O126735981
Diamond  (*)DiamondC3268642,268729,268865697
Dietrichite  (*)HalotrichiteZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O126887115
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O65268869,268871,268879,268881,2688844135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2485288314266302,266313,266355,266385,266395,266399,266401,266435,266436,266438,266453,266480,266589,266591,266592,266594,266600,266602,266603,266609,266610,266611,266615,266616,266617,266618,266623,266629,266630,266632,266633,266635,266636,266637,266640,266678,266680,266682,266684,266685,266686,266687,266688,266689,266690,266691,266694,266696,266697,266698,266699,266700,266701,266702,266703,266704,266705,266706,266707,266708,266709,266710,266711,266712,266713,266714,266715,266716,266717,266718,266719,266722,266725,266729,266731,266736,266737,266738,266739,266740,266742,266743,266744,266745,266750,266751,266752,266753,266754,266762,266767,266769,266775,266795,266812,266831,266886,266912,267074,267078,267079,267083,267097,267150,267208,267209,267210,267211,267213,267215,267221,267223,267234,267239,267243,267246,267250,267251,267252,267253,267254,267255,267256,267257,267258,267261,267263,267264,267265,267266,267267,267268,267269,267271,267272,267273,267274,267275,267276,267277,267278,267279,267285,267287,267297,267310,267314,267344,267345,267348,267350,267352,267353,267354,267356,267361,267452,267453,267454,267469,267470,267471,267790,267791,267792,267793,267794,267795,267796,267817,267818,267820,267823,267826,267829,267830,267832,267835,267837,267838,267843,267848,267850,267851,267881,267882,268075,268076,268236,268238,268250,268251,268346,268420,268533,268591,268592,268613,268730,268733,268749,268755,268781,268799,268804,268849,268860,268861,268870,268871,268894,268905,268922,268943,268944,268945,268946,268947,268962,268967,268968,268972,268973,268977,268981,268991,268992,268993,268994,269007,269010,269027,269030,269035,269036,269038,269041,269052,269072,269073,269105,269108,269109,269111,269113,269116,269126,269134,269152,269158,269159,269167,269169,269170,269171,269172,269173,269174,269175,269176,269177,269178,269179,269180,269181,269182,269183,269184,269187,269188,269189,269190,269191,269194,269195,269196,269197,269198,269204,269209,269225,269231,269235,269237,269240,269243,269244,269245,269247,269251,269255,269256,269257,269258,269259,269261,269263,269266,269267,269278,269279,269297,269300,269301,269302,269303,269305,269308,269310,269311,269320,269459,269464,2695399895
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O1269351139
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42268871,269035910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1000017266556,266563,266564,266567,266569,266573,266574,266575,266577,266579,266582,266584,266792,267844,268871,268973,2691648173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O100001268974484
Felsőbányaite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·4H2O10000126897466
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12266886,266896,266898,268978,269140,269141,269478,269479,269480,269481,269482,2694832740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF248528873266395,266461,266644,266647,266652,266810,266821,266874,266876,266915,266917,266918,267074,267078,267206,267209,267221,267232,267444,267790,267829,267830,267835,267837,268074,268251,268260,268264,268308,268340,268341,268573,268595,268753,268755,268777,268780,268790,268792,268849,268905,268909,268960,268961,268972,269027,269028,269030,269031,269032,269033,269034,269035,269036,269044,269047,269103,269157,269160,269199,269293,269351,269370,269459,269474,269488,269542,269543,269544,269545,269546,269551,2695529617
Fluorwavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F·5H2O126680626
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS485288136266296,266395,266401,266436,266438,266466,266589,266610,266678,266679,266680,266682,266690,266693,266694,266696,266697,266700,266702,266704,266705,266706,266710,266711,266712,266714,266716,266719,266724,266727,266728,266731,266734,266736,266737,266738,266739,266742,266745,266747,266748,266750,266751,266752,266753,266755,266756,266760,266762,266765,266767,266768,266769,266795,266874,266876,266915,266916,266917,266918,267206,267209,267221,267251,267348,267353,267354,267790,267820,267830,267835,267837,267843,268075,268251,268253,268265,268308,268565,268590,268621,268660,268670,268747,268790,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268905,268943,268960,268961,268972,268973,268991,269030,269031,269032,269033,269034,269035,269041,269047,269157,269160,269165,269170,269182,269226,269235,269240,269246,269247,269255,269257,269258,269260,269261,269263,269264,269267,269270,269299,269300,269464,269474,269542,269543,269544,269545,26955224243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)32266592,267322504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1000024266445,266461,266796,266895,267028,267072,267310,268644,268670,268801,268871,268972,268974,268975,269112,269122,269123,269124,269125,269134,269243,269342,269343,2693827437
Gold  (*)CopperAu110266412,266417,268622,268623,268624,268625,268626,268627,268628,268629,268630,268631,268632,268633,268634,268635,268636,268637,268638,268639,268640,268641,268642,268643,268644,268646,268648,268653,268654,268655,268656,268657,268658,268660,268661,268662,268665,268667,268669,268670,268671,268672,268673,268674,268675,268676,268677,268678,268679,268680,268681,268682,268683,268684,268685,268686,268687,268688,268689,268690,268691,268692,268693,268694,268695,268696,268697,268698,268699,268700,268701,268702,268703,268704,268705,268706,268707,268708,268709,268710,268711,268712,268713,268714,268715,268716,268717,268718,268719,268720,268721,268722,268723,268724,268725,268726,268727,268728,268729,268747,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268897,26898530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC8266794,266796,266857,266980,267304,268871,268873,2688792812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS10266466,266711,266762,266767,266769,267345,267832,269231,269247,269257717
Gwihabaite  (*)None(NH4)(NO3)126831310
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1000014267209,267221,267348,267817,267823,267826,268074,268308,268871,268953,268956,268974,269152,2694886890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O100002268807,268974409
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O43266445,268789,268795350
Haxonite  (*)Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6126677226
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O64268869,268871,268879,268881741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31000063266291,266360,266431,266433,266442,266443,266445,266453,266614,266644,266649,266650,266651,266652,266672,266797,266807,266810,266821,267297,267325,267335,267336,267444,267823,267826,267835,267949,267950,267951,267952,267953,267954,267956,268308,268533,268545,268613,268614,268653,268776,268789,268793,268795,268801,268840,268871,268923,268928,268931,268932,268933,268934,268935,268939,268973,269062,269122,269123,269124,269125,269165,26919314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O34266464,266465,266466,266610,266680,266711,266767,266769,267345,267823,267826,267843,269109,269165,269167,269170,269172,269173,269174,269175,269180,269181,269182,269187,269191,269243,269247,269257,269300,269301,269302,269308,269309,2693101689
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O100001268974251
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161267943243
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O126861749
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O100002267657,268974341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63266769,267826,2678431066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31000021266347,266348,266349,266552,266570,266832,266857,267304,267499,267527,267593,268224,268283,268638,268653,268873,268879,268881,268973,269102,2692295433
Iron  (*)IronFe9266772,266796,266857,266980,267006,267304,268224,268845,2690251089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6100002268807,2689742228
Jurbanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl(SO4)(OH)·5H2O1000012689747
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)422266314,266484,266510,266513,266514,266515,266535,266540,266546,266822,266826,267338,267518,267540,267823,267826,268832,268871,269075,269408,269416,2694295591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4201669266348,266552,267499,267527,267593,267628,268283,268871,2691021507
Lacroixite  (*)TitaniteNaAl(PO4)F126897822
Lawrencite  (*)ScacchiteFeCl23266772,266857,26698030
Levinsonite-(Y)  (*)OxalateYAl(SO4)2(C2O4)·12H2O1000012689741
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)223266441,266445,266451,266596,266605,267654,267656,268631,268644,268646,268648,268655,268656,268662,268665,268667,268669,268671,268673,268689,268692,268726,268728210
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O41266298229
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2100000238
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O10000126897454
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)3268973,268977,2692291487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O446266562,266563,266564,266565,266566,266567,266569,266570,266573,266574,266575,266577,266579,266582,266584,266644,266647,266649,266650,266651,266652,267844,268638,268653,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268882,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892,268898,269062,269122,269123,269124,269125,269229,26935814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)27266821,266835,267447,267463,268620,268871,26910912537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)17266445,266559,266611,266626,266798,266800,267230,267849,267850,267857,267878,267926,268803,268804,269166,269211,269217770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS238528818266458,266731,267074,267221,267518,267790,267837,268074,268260,268264,268733,268840,268871,268975,269030,269134,269231,2692795674
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1266581176
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O100006266769,268807,268871,268881,268974,269138915
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)72266857,267304230
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3266556,267844,2688714924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22266584,2688715800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3266304,267362,2688321508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)235266304,266510,266556,266579,266797,266810,266874,267540,267844,268630,268631,268644,268646,268648,268656,268665,268670,268671,268673,268688,268689,268692,268726,268727,268728,268747,268832,268871,268873,268879,268881,268898,268973,268988,26942917380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1269014884
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)38266462,266468,266478,266673,266674,266676,266838,266863,266921,267076,267080,267091,267093,267095,267100,267101,267102,267217,267319,267648,267986,268267,268268,268270,268279,268311,268313,268746,268748,268750,268936,268955,269021,269023,269057,269272,269453,269457181
Nitrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(NO3)2·4H2O22266303,266590,266595,266921,266923,266924,266955,266982,267076,267741,268313,269100,269272,269273,269275,269288,269289,269291,269453,269456,269460,26956046
Nitromagnesite  (*)NoneMg(NO3)2·6H2O126831312
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2266426,2688492994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3266581,268871,2691542349
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21268988247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S812667961512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31266581495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22268871,2692292273
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O100002268830,268974265
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O62266857,268224303
Pirssonite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2·2H2O126887119
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212688711898
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41268620369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21000288226266296,266314,266359,266395,266404,266436,266438,266461,266464,266465,266466,266534,266556,266610,266621,266622,266644,266649,266650,266652,266678,266680,266692,266693,266697,266700,266702,266704,266709,266710,266712,266713,266716,266718,266719,266721,266723,266726,266727,266728,266731,266732,266734,266737,266738,266740,266746,266748,266751,266753,266754,266755,266759,266760,266762,266767,266769,266770,266795,266810,266812,266815,266816,266818,266821,266835,266895,266909,266915,266917,266918,266925,266926,266927,266928,266929,266930,266931,266932,266933,266934,266935,266936,266937,266938,266939,266942,266943,266944,266945,266949,266950,266951,266984,266986,266987,266988,266989,266990,266991,266992,266993,266994,266996,266997,266998,266999,267074,267075,267096,267206,267208,267209,267213,267221,267251,267261,267310,267312,267344,267345,267348,267350,267351,267352,267353,267355,267372,267451,267454,267581,267617,267790,267832,267835,267837,267843,267851,267955,268075,268076,268251,268260,268264,268283,268308,268537,268542,268561,268733,268753,268790,268849,268860,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268882,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892,268894,268900,268910,268943,268958,268967,268972,268973,268974,268977,268993,269010,269011,269012,269030,269041,269052,269061,269073,269107,269109,269110,269111,269113,269122,269123,269124,269138,269152,269160,269165,269173,269199,269226,269231,269235,269240,269243,269247,269253,269257,269258,269262,269263,269267,269270,269279,269300,269301,269303,269309,269310,269451,269452,269454,269458,269488,26953939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO244266407,266416,266429,266441,266442,266443,266445,266556,266591,266594,266609,266616,266617,266798,266806,267282,267849,267850,267866,267878,267890,267926,267929,267930,267935,267938,267943,267978,268231,268535,268789,268804,268973,268977,269165,269166,269171,269196,269197,269211,269217,269218,269221,2693073106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8100054116268670,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268882,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892,2689749056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO238566118266299,266309,266416,266419,266445,266453,266480,266481,266510,266567,266573,266575,266577,266582,266647,266792,266795,266806,266807,266810,266812,266818,266821,266835,266848,266895,266904,266912,267060,267074,267150,267221,267232,267247,267261,267291,267292,267311,267345,267362,267400,267444,267463,267540,267628,267790,267829,267830,267835,267837,267844,267851,267862,267878,268075,268115,268308,268346,268420,268422,268520,268617,268620,268635,268644,268667,268669,268670,268832,268849,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268887,268888,268892,268905,268949,268958,268972,268973,268975,268977,269019,269027,269030,269048,269052,269062,269103,269138,269162,269165,269171,269196,269197,269201,269211,269279,269293,269307,269309,269320,269325,269342,269343,269344,269360,269416,269429,269459,269464,26953961156
Rectorite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Na,Ca)Al4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·2H2O2267212,26903749
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1000012689731711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1268871969
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O1268871115
Roscherite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O126897822
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O100001268974293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO210006621266347,266348,266552,266570,266857,267304,267499,267527,267593,267628,268283,268644,268667,268669,268871,268873,268879,268881,268974,269102,2692295614
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P8266772,266796,266857,266980,267006,267304,268845,269025374
Schwertmannite  (*)CoronaditeFe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O10000126897437
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)10266305,267072,267481,267935,268970,269122,269123,269124,269125,2694056417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O126887184
Silver  (*)CopperAg7268869,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,2688815186
Slavíkite  (*)Not in a structural group(H3O)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18·98H2O10000126897444
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)38528863266610,266678,266680,266685,266689,266691,266702,266703,266706,266708,266710,266711,266712,266716,266728,266731,266737,266748,266757,266762,266765,266767,266769,266770,266771,267241,267251,267261,267265,267345,267351,267353,267356,267820,267823,267826,267832,267843,268078,268079,268080,268733,268973,269010,269109,269111,269113,269165,269172,269173,269177,269180,269181,269182,269243,269244,269247,269257,269258,269260,269264,269300,2693082473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31000012689741214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS485288228266296,266357,266395,266436,266438,266464,266465,266466,266467,266589,266610,266678,266679,266680,266686,266687,266690,266693,266694,266697,266699,266700,266701,266702,266704,266705,266707,266709,266711,266712,266714,266715,266716,266717,266718,266719,266724,266727,266730,266734,266737,266738,266739,266740,266743,266744,266749,266750,266751,266753,266754,266755,266756,266760,266762,266767,266768,266769,266770,266779,266780,266821,266835,266874,266876,266886,266900,266915,266917,266918,267075,267083,267206,267207,267208,267209,267210,267211,267213,267214,267215,267221,267223,267243,267251,267252,267261,267263,267265,267294,267343,267344,267345,267348,267350,267351,267352,267353,267354,267355,267356,267361,267403,267449,267450,267451,267452,267453,267454,267790,267817,267818,267820,267823,267826,267829,267830,267831,267832,267834,267835,267836,267837,267843,267848,267851,267876,268075,268076,268078,268079,268251,268253,268260,268264,268265,268561,268562,268565,268573,268590,268733,268755,268790,268860,268861,268862,268863,268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268884,268886,268887,268888,268892,268905,268950,268961,268962,268972,268973,268982,268983,268993,268994,269010,269027,269030,269031,269032,269033,269034,269035,269036,269041,269047,269050,269073,269107,269108,269109,269110,269111,269113,269157,269160,269165,269170,269173,269174,269182,269231,269235,269240,269243,269245,269246,269247,269251,269252,269256,269257,269258,269259,269263,269264,269270,269274,269299,269300,269301,269309,269310,269474,269542,269543,269544,269546,269548,269550,269551,26955321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O44266579,268283,269102,2692291934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41268871668
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O10000126897479
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1006610267628,268869,268871,268873,268879,268881,268888,268892,268897,268898978
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O2266576,268871456
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1269351263
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1269052589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS100006266314,268164,268871,268956,268974,2689772045
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)9266772,266796,266857,266980,267006,267304,268224,268845,269025703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23266571,268871,2688843337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2268871,2688831101
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi2266857,267304116
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O2268871,268886183
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)12666461006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O6266556,268871,268873,268879,268881,2692294899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22266585,2682831476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211268869,268871,268872,268873,268876,268877,268879,268881,268884,268888,2688922562
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO23266857,267304,268224458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS7266772,266796,266857,266980,267006,267304,2690251044
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O10000126897481
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1266806301
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)126903037
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1269229652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012688711395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O2268801,269018636
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O1268807111
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O7266442,266636,266802,266806,267291,267862,269222374
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)1268960251
Yavapaiite  (*)NoneKFe3+(SO4)212688078
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)10006613266347,266348,266552,266556,266832,267304,267499,267628,268283,268638,268653,268974,2691025251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2268871,2688841025
Zugshunstite-(Ce)  (*)OxalateCeAl(SO4)2(C2O4)·12H2O1000012689742


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0048Oxylates and sulphates are formed from the weathering of the overhanging pyrite/carbon rich phyllite. Acidic water leaches through bluff and constantly deposits salts on rock face and soil below.
Michelle_749Oxalates and sulfates are formed by the weathering of the overhanging pyrite/carbon rich phyllite of the Anakeesta Formation. Acidic water leaches through bluff and constantly deposits salts on rock face and soil below.


18 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
ree-0070410066Late Cretaceous        127532Kerr-McGee Deposit (North Camden), Western Tennessee District, Benton Co., Tennessee, USAKerr-McGee depositOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
ree-0070710066Late Cretaceous        127532Kerr-McGee Deposit (North Camden), Western Tennessee District, Benton Co., Tennessee, USANorth Camden (Kerr-McGee deposit)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
ree-0073414566Cretaceous        127544Silica Mine (MRDS - 10154594), Western Tennessee District, Benton Co., Tennessee, USASilica MineOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
ree-00706201174LCretaceous        127698Natchez Trace Deposit, Western Tennessee District, Carroll Co., Tennessee, USANatchez Trace depositOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
sedexmvt-00226485470Early Ordovician host rock age      128272Idol Prospect (Idol Mine; Comstock Prospect; Clinch Valley), Copper Ridge Zinc District, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USAIdolTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
ree-0073910066Late Cretaceous        128605Oak Grove Deposit (Ethyl Corp. Deposit), West Tennessee, Henry Co., Tennessee, USAOak GroveOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
GCA57_417-00001347347 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphalerite1  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00003318318 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphalerite2  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00005349349 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphalerite3  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00007357357 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphalerite4  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00009288288 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphaleriteI17L  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00011298298 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphaleriteI17D  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00013309309 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphaleriteI23  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00015329329 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphaleriteI24-1  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00017338338 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphaleriteI24-2  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
GCA57_417-00019385385 Rb-SrApparent sphalerite fluid Age (Ma) calculated for leachate-sphalerite pairs (r and l)sphaleriteI24-3  Sphalerite  128963Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District, Knox Co., Tennessee, USAImmel mine, East TennesseeNakai et al. (1993)10.1016/0016-7037(93)90440-8GCA57_417 
Michelle_0048000 Age of mineralization      5549Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USAAlum Cave BluffCoskren and Lauf (2000) MR31_163Salts found at locality are constantly renewed. Composition varies with unique local chemistry of water and geology. Age is inferred as the Coskrenite-(Ce) is only mentioned to be found at the surface.
Michelle_7491000541Late Precambrian Age of Anakeesta Formation phyllite    Graphite, Muscovite, Paragonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Rutile, Zircon 5549Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USAAlum Cave BluffFlohr et al. (1995) USGSOFR1995_95_477Age of metamorphic minerals from phyllite of the Anakeesta Formation at Alum Cave Bluff

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