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Jackson County, Tennessee, USA i
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Neighbouring regions:

Fentress County, Tennessee, USA

Clay County, Tennessee, USA

Macon County, Tennessee, USA

Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Putnam County, Tennessee, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Dodson Branch	1,074 (2011)
Gainesboro	955 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

130348

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:130348:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

comté de Jackson, Tennessee, États-Unis

German:

Jackson County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Jackson, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Джексон, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

杰克逊县, 田纳西州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Jackson, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Jackson County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة جاكسون, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Ջեքսոն շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Jackson konderria , Tennessee

Bavarian:

Jackson County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bengali:

জ্যাকসন কাউন্টি, টেনেসী, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

জ্যাকশন কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Джаксън, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Jackson County , Tennessee

Czech:

Jackson County, Tennessee, Spojené státy americké

Dutch:

Jackson County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten

Estonian:

Jacksoni maakond, Tennessee, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Farsi/Persian:

شهرستان جکسون، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا

Georgian:

ჯექსონის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hebrew:

מחוז ג'קסון, טנסי, ארצות הברית

Hungarian:

Jackson megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Irish Gaelic:

Contae Jackson, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá

Japanese:

ジャクソン郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Jackson Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Jackson County, Tennessee, USA

Min Dong Chinese:

Jackson Gông, Tennessee

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Jackson Kūn, Tennessee

Norwegian:

Jackson County, Tennessee, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Jackson, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Jackson, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Romanian:

Comitatul Jackson, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii

Sardinian:

contea de Jackson, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Jackson County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Округ Џексон , Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Jackson County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Jackson County, Tennessee, USA

Traditional Chinese:

傑克遜縣, 田納西州, 美國

Turkish:

Jackson ilçesi, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri

Ukrainian:

Джексон, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

جیکسن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Jackson, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Jackson, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Western Punjabi:

جیکسن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ

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ⓘ Aggregates

ⓘ Cadmium

ⓘ Zinc

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

ⓘ Dolomite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Black shale

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

124

Youngest Fossil Listed

450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)

Oldest Fossil Listed

461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Catheys	124	457.5 - 449.5 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Stromatoporoidea class	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cyclonema genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : *Cyclonema*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Lophospira genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : *Lophospira*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Ambonychia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : *Ambonychia*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cuneamya genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : *Cuneamya*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Trilobita class	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Isotelus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Isotelus*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Leperditicopida order	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Leperditicopida	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Bryozoa phylum	Animalia : Bryozoa	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Constellaria genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Constellariidae : *Constellaria*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Trepostomida order	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Prasopora genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : *Prasopora*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Chasmatopora genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Phylloporinidae : *Chasmatopora*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Escharopora genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Escharoporidae : *Escharopora*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Doleroides genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : *Doleroides*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptorthis genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : *Glyptorthis*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Hebertella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : *Hebertella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Hesperorthis genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : *Hesperorthis*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : *Platystrophia*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Rafinesquina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Rafinesquina*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Rhynchotrema genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : *Rhynchotrema*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Anazyga genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : *Anazyga*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Zygospira genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : *Zygospira*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Modiomorphidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Rhinidictya genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : *Rhinidictya*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician

Fossil Localities

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USA

Tennessee
- Jackson County
  - Ordovician🐚 95GL5
  - Late/Upper Ordovician🐚 Big Bottom 1
  - Late/Upper Ordovician🐚 Marathon Gas Station
  - Late/Upper Ordovician🐚 Roaring River 1

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:	Q490306
GeoNames ID:	4632660

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