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Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

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Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Marshall County, Tennessee, USA

Giles County, Tennessee, USA

Madison County, Alabama, USA

Limestone County, Alabama, USA

Type:

County

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Fayetteville	7,121 (2017)
Park City	2,442 (2011)
Brighton	2,328 (2006)
Flintville	627 (2011)
Petersburg	548 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

130355

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:130355:4

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French:

comté de Lincoln, Tennessee, États-Unis

German:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten

Italian:

contea di Lincoln, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America

Russian:

Линкольн, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки

Simplified Chinese:

林肯縣, 田纳西州, 美国

Spanish:

Condado de Lincoln, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Albanian:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës

Arabic:

مقاطعة لينكولن, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة

Armenian:

Լինկոլն շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ

Basque:

Lincoln konderria , Tennessee

Bavarian:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

লিঙ্কন কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র

Bulgarian:

Линкълн, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати

Cebuano:

Lincoln County , Tennessee

Czech:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, Spojené státy americké

Dutch:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten

Estonian:

Lincolni maakond, Tennessee, Ameerika Ühendriigid

Georgian:

ლინკოლნის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები

Hebrew:

מחוז לינקולן, טנסי, ארצות הברית

Hungarian:

Lincoln megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok

Irish Gaelic:

Contae Lincoln, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá

Japanese:

リンカーン郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国

Latin:

Lincoln Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae

Low Saxon/Low German:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Lincoln Kūn, Tennessee

Norwegian:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Polish:

Hrabstwo Lincoln, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone

Portuguese:

Condado de Lincoln, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Sardinian:

contea de Lincoln, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica

Scottish Gaelic:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte

Serbian:

Lincoln County, Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе

Serbo-Croatian:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države

Swedish:

Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Traditional Chinese:

林肯縣, 田納西州, 美國

Ukrainian:

Лінкольн, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки

Urdu:

لنکن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا

Vietnamese:

Quận Lincoln, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ

Waray:

Condado han Lincoln, Tennessee, Estados Unidos

Welsh:

Sir Lincoln, Tennessee, Unol Daleithiau America

Western Punjabi:

لنکن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ

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ⓘ Black shale

ⓘ 'Eucrite polymict breccia meteorite'

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ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Description: Plagioclase in clasts [An77.4 -88.7] has a slightly more albitic composition in clasts studied by Buchanan & Reid (1994)

References:

Buchanan, P. C. & Reid, A. M. (1996) Petrology of the polymict eucrite Petersburg: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 60 (1):135-146. (Jan 1996)

Mittlefehldt, D. W., McCoy, T. J., Goodrich, C. A. & Kracher, A. (1998). Non-chondritic meteorites from asteroidal bodies. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 4, 195 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998)

ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Description: Plagioclase in clasts [An77.4 -88.7] has a slightly more albitic composition in clasts studied by Buchanan & Reid (1994)

References:

Buchanan, P. C. & Reid, A. M. (1996) Petrology of the polymict eucrite Petersburg: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 60 (1):135-146. (Jan 1996)

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Description: As exsolved lamellae from original pigeonite

References:

Buchanan, P. C. & Reid, A. M. (1996) Petrology of the polymict eucrite Petersburg: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 60 (1):135-146. (Jan 1996)

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

References:

146-157 (Jan/Feb 1971)

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus (1971) Chromite and ilmenite in non-chondritic meteorites. American Mineralogist, 56 (1-2) 146-157

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

References:

146-157 (Jan/Feb 1971)

Bunch, T. E., Keil, Klaus (1971) Chromite and ilmenite in non-chondritic meteorites. American Mineralogist, 56 (1-2) 146-157

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Description: Ni-poor iron (Ni<1%) is associated with impact melt & found occasionally in matrix - may be derived from (foreign) projectiles

References:

Hewins, Roger H (1979) The composition and origin of metal in howardites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43 (10) 1663-1673 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(79)90185-6

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Description: Some Kamacite quite low in Nickel (~3-5%) reported by Collinson & Morden (1992)

References:

Hewins, Roger H (1979) The composition and origin of metal in howardites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43 (10) 1663-1673 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(79)90185-6

Collinson, D. W. & Morden, S. J. (1992) Magnetic Properties of Some Achondrite Meteorites and Implications for Their Evolution (abstract): Meteoritics 27(3): 211-212. (July 1992)

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Duke, Michael B., Silver, Leon T. (1967) Petrology of eucrites, howardites and mesosiderites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10) 1637-1665 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90112-3

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Mason, Brian (1967) The Bununu meteorite, and a discussion of the pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (2) 107-115 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(67)80040-1

Duke, Michael B., Silver, Leon T. (1967) Petrology of eucrites, howardites and mesosiderites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10) 1637-1665 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90112-3

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Description: Plagioclase: An86 [according to Duke & Silver, 1967]; Ab8-14 [according to Mason et al., 1979]; An88 [according to Mittlefehldt et al., 1998]

References:

Duke, Michael B., Silver, Leon T. (1967) Petrology of eucrites, howardites and mesosiderites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10) 1637-1665 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90112-3

Mason B., Jarosewich E. & Nelen J. A. (1979) The pyroxene-plagioclase achondrites. Smithson. Contrib. Earth Sci. 22: 27-45.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Buchanan, P. C. & Reid, A. M. (1996) Petrology of the polymict eucrite Petersburg: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 60 (1):135-146. (Jan 1996)

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Description: Taenite sometimes present in kamacite-taenite intergrowths

References:

Hewins, Roger H (1979) The composition and origin of metal in howardites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43 (10) 1663-1673 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(79)90185-6

ⓘ Tridymite

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Petersburg meteorite, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Duke, Michael B., Silver, Leon T. (1967) Petrology of eucrites, howardites and mesosiderites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 31 (10) 1637-1665 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(67)90112-3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Fe,Ni)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Tridymite	4.DA.10	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	var. Bytownite	9.FA.35	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Fe,Ni)

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