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Franklin County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types
Franklin CountyCounty
TennesseeState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Winchester8,539 (2017)
Decherd2,424 (2017)
Sewanee2,311 (2011)
Estill Springs2,044 (2017)
Cowan1,704 (2017)
Huntland855 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
130329
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130329:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Franklin, Tennessee, États-Unis
German:
Franklin County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Franklin, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Франклин, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
富蘭克林縣, 田纳西州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Franklin, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Franklin County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة فرانكلين, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ֆրանկլին շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Franklin konderria , Tennessee
Bavarian:
Franklin County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ফ্রাঙ্কলিন কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Франклин, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Franklin County, Tennessee
Dutch:
Franklin County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان فرانکلین، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ფრანკლინის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז פרנקלין, טנסי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Franklin megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Franklin, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
フランクリン郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Franklin Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Franklin Gông, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Franklin Kūn, Tennessee
Norwegian:
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Franklin, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Franklin, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Franklin, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Franklin, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Franklin County, Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Franklin County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
富蘭克林縣, 田納西州, 美國
Turkish:
Franklin County, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Франклін, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
فرینکلن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Franklin, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Franklin, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
فرینکلن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Niter5.NA.10KNO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
NNitrogen
N NiterKNO3
OOxygen
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O NiterKNO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K NiterKNO3
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Hermitage3457.5 - 449.5 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dalmanella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rafinesquina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rhynchotrema
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Rhynchotrema460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q494998
GeoNames ID:4623574

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