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Roane County, Tennessee, USAi
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TennesseeState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
Meigs County, Tennessee, USA
Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA
Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Harriman6,224 (2017)
Kingston5,846 (2017)
Rockwood5,425 (2017)
Oliver Springs3,237 (2017)
Midtown1,360 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
130378
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130378:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de Roane, Tennessee, États-Unis
German:
Roane County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Roane, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Роан, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
羅恩縣 , 田纳西州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Roane, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Roane County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة روان, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ռոն շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Roane konderria , Tennessee
Bavarian:
Roane County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
রৌয়ানে কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Роуан, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Roane County , Tennessee
Czech:
Roane County, Tennessee, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Dutch:
Roane County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Roane'i maakond , Tennessee, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان روان، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
როანის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז רואן, טנסי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Roane megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Roane, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ローン郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Roane Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Roane Gông, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Roane Kūn, Tennessee
Norwegian:
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Roane, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Roane, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Roane, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Roane, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Roane County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Роун , Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Roane County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
羅恩縣, 田納西州, 美國
Turkish:
Roane County, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Роун, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
روان کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Roane, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Roane, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
روان کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ


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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Niter
Formula: KNO3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘNiter5.NA.10KNO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
NNitrogen
Nⓘ NiterKNO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ NiterKNO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ NiterKNO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed479 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chepultepec2485.4 - 477.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Burenoceras ungulatum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Burenoceras : Burenoceras ungulatum485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
Clarkoceras parvisiphonatum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Clarkoceras : Clarkoceras parvisiphonatum485.4 - 478.6 Ma
Paleozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roane_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q502380
GeoNames ID:4653455

Localities in this Region

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