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White County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types
White CountyCounty
TennesseeState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
Type:
County
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sparta5,096 (2017)
Doyle545 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
130393
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130393:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
comté de White, Tennessee, États-Unis
German:
White County, Tennessee, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di White, Tennessee, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уайт, Теннесси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
懷特縣, 田纳西州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de White, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
White County, Tennessee, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة وايت, تينيسي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ուայթ շրջան, Թենեսի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
White konderria , Tennessee
Bavarian:
White County, Tennessee, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
হুয়াইট কাউন্টি, টেনেসি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уайт, Тенеси, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
White County, Tennessee
Dutch:
White County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان وایت، تنسی, تنسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
უაიტის ოლქი, ტენესი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז וייט, טנסי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
White megye, Tennessee, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae White, Tennessee, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ホワイト郡, テネシー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
White Comitatus, Tennesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
White County, Tennessee, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
White Gông, Tennessee
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
White Kūn, Tennessee
Norwegian:
White County, Tennessee, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo White, Tennessee, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de White, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul White, Tennessee, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de White, Tennessee, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
White County, Tennessee, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Вајт , Тенеси, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
White County, Tennessee, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
White County, Tennessee, USA
Traditional Chinese:
懷特縣, 田納西州, 美國
Turkish:
White, Tennessee, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вайт, Теннессі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
وائٹ کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận White, Tennessee, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han White, Tennessee, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
وائٹ کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی, ٹینیسی, امریکہ


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8 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Corrensite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Niter
Formula: KNO3
ⓘ Nitrocalcite
Formula: Ca(NO3)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘNiter5.NA.10KNO3
ⓘNitrocalcite5.NC.10Ca(NO3)2 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCorrensite9.EC.60(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Hⓘ NitrocalciteCa(NO3)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
NNitrogen
Nⓘ NiterKNO3
Nⓘ NitrocalciteCa(NO3)2 · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ NiterKNO3
Oⓘ NitrocalciteCa(NO3)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ NiterKNO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ NitrocalciteCa(NO3)2 · 4H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Panthera onca
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera onca2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus : Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_County,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q501563
GeoNames ID:4667226

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