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Loudon County, Tennessee, USAi
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Aurichalcite, etc.

Thompson Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
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Aurichalcite, etc.

Thompson Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
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Aurichalcite, etc.

Thompson Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lenoir City9,091 (2017)
Tellico Village5,791 (2017)
Loudon5,731 (2017)
Greenback1,110 (2017)
Huntsville998 (2006)
Philadelphia688 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
130356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130356:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Loudon, Tennessee, États-Unis
German:
Loudon County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Loudon, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Лауден, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
勞登縣, 田纳西州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Loudon, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Loudon County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة لودون, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լաուդոն շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Loudon konderria , Tennessee
Bavarian:
Loudon County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লৌডন কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Лаудън, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Loudon County, Tennessee
Dutch:
Loudon County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لوودون، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ლაუდენის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז לודון, טנסי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Loudon megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Loudon, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ラウドン郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Лауден, Теннесси, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Latin:
Loudon Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Loudon Gông, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Loudon Kūn, Tennessee
Norwegian:
Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Loudon, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Loudon, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Loudon, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Loudon, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Loudon County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Loudon County, Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Loudon County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
勞登縣, 田納西州, 美國
Turkish:
Loudon, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Лаудон, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لوئڈن کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Loudon, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Loudon, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
لاؤڈن کاؤنٹی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ


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11 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed468 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Lenoir2460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trochonemella knoxvillensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochonematidae : Trochonemella : Trochonemella knoxvillensis468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Raphistoma striatum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Raphistomatidae : Raphistoma : Raphistoma striatum468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudon_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q501927
GeoNames ID:4638283

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