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Monsanto Mines, Williamson County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types
Monsanto MinesGroup of Mines
Williamson CountyCounty
TennesseeState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 30' North , 87° 0' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Columbia36,800 (2017)13.2km
Lynnville297 (2017)13.7km
Mount Pleasant4,790 (2017)19.1km
Lewisburg11,480 (2017)19.9km
Cornersville1,222 (2017)21.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
130247
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130247:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:The locality also extends into the following counties: Giles, Maury
Deposit:: KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.
Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.
Other Database:: ISMI
Commodities (Major) - Phosphorus-Phosphates
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Huber
Host Rock: Phosphorite, Limestone

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
'Apatite
var. Collophane'
-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
''-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
PPhosphorus
P Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Apatite var. CollophaneCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

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