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Obion County, Tennessee, USAi
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TennesseeState
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Neighbouring regions:
Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Hickman County, Kentucky, USA
Lake County, Tennessee, USA
Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Fulton County, Kentucky, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Union City10,573 (2017)
South Fulton2,261 (2017)
Englewood1,611 (2006)
Troy1,318 (2017)
Kenton1,224 (2017)
Obion1,074 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
130374
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130374:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté d'Obion, Tennessee, États-Unis
German:
Obion County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Obion, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Обайон, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
奧拜恩縣, 田纳西州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Obion, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Obion County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة أوبيون, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Օբիոն շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Obion konderria, Tennessee
Bavarian:
Obion County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ওবিয়ন কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Обиън, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Obion County, Tennessee
Dutch:
Obion County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان اوبیون، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ობაიონის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אוביון, טנסי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Obion megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Obion, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
オビオン郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Obion Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Obion County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Obion Gông, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Obion Kūn, Tennessee
Norwegian:
Obion County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Obion, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Obion, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Obion, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Obion, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Obion County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Obion County, Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Obion County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Obion County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
奧拜恩縣, 田納西州, 美國
Turkish:
Obion, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Обіон, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
اوبئین کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Obion, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Obion, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
اوبین کاؤنٹی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ


NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the Obion topo map. The USGS GNIS database presents 21 sets of coordinates for this county.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obion_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q501974
GeoNames ID:4646779

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References

Olive, Wilds W. and Flinch, Warren L. (1969), Stratigraphic and Mineralogic Relations and Ceramic Properties of Clay Deposits of Eocene Age in the Jackson Purchase Region, Kentucky and in Adjacent Parts of Tennessee: USGS Bulletin 1282.
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