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Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USAi
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CarthageTown
Smith CountyCounty
TennesseeState
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PlacePopulation
Carthage2,278 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
16515
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16515:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Carthage is a town and the county seat of Smith County. It is home of the famous Elmwood Mine.

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Mineral List

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20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Description: Barite occurs as white, mound-like spherical aggregates, often exceeding 10 cm in diameter. Associated minerals include fluorite, sphalerite and calcite.
Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte
Formula: (Ba,Sr)SO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Scalenohedral twined crystals to 45cm
Colour: Amber
Description: Three(?) generations of calcite 1) Simple scalenohedrons surrounded by sphalerite 2) Blunt scalenohedral crystals 3) Twinned amber scalenohedrons
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine
Formula: (Sr,Ba)SO4
Habit: Fibrous
Colour: white
Description: Initially identified as anglesite.
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: Chromite often found intergrown with cohenite and troilite
Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
'Petroleum'
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
'Plessite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rectorite
Formula: (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: As 10 x 1 mm rosettes & 20-50 µ wide boundary precipitates. Rhabdites have been mostly resorbed. (Buchwald, 1975)
'Silica'
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Description: As scattered 1-2 cm nodules with 0.5 mm schreibersite rims (Buchwald, 1975).
Vaterite
Formula: CaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Cohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Daubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Vaterite5.AB.20CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine
var. Barium-bearing Celestine
7.AD.35(Sr,Ba)SO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Baryte
var. Strontium-bearing Baryte
7.AD.35(Ba,Sr)SO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Rectorite9.EC.60(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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'Silica'-
'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CoheniteFe3C
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C VateriteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
O VateriteCaCO3
O Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte(Ba,Sr)SO4
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
PPhosphorus
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
S Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S TroiliteFeS
S Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte(Ba,Sr)SO4
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Ca VateriteCaCO3
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe CoheniteFe3C
Fe DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
SrStrontium
Sr Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte(Ba,Sr)SO4
BaBarium
Ba Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte(Ba,Sr)SO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 41 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences41
Youngest Fossil Listed453 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bigby-Cannon41457.5 - 452.5 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cyclonema
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Cyclonema457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Lophospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cyrtodontula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : Cyrtodontula457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Trilobita
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Isotelus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Leperditicopida
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Leperditicopida457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Trepostomida
order
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Heterotrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Heterotrypidae : Heterotrypa457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Escharopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Escharoporidae : Escharopora457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dinorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Dinorthis457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Hebertella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Rafinesquina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Rhynchotrema
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Rhynchotrema457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Zygospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Rhinidictya
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : Rhinidictya457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthage,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q1193949
GeoNames ID:4611656

Localities in this Region

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