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

Locality: Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Kearns, Lance E., Campbell, F. Howard (1978) Famous Mineral Localities: The Elmwood and Gordonsville Zinc Mines near Carthage, Tennessee. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (4) 213-218

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

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

Localities:

Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Hwy 80 and US 70N, South Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Dolly Cowan Limestone Quarry, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine

Formula: (Sr,Ba)SO₄

Locality: Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Habit: Fibrous

Colour: white

Description: Initially identified as anglesite.

References:

Jensen, Martin (1996) Occurrence of Barian Celestine at the Elmwood Zinc Deposit, Smith County, Tennessee. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (3) 171-173

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

USGS Bulletion 1072-B

Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin 1072b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Description: Chromite often found intergrown with cohenite and troilite

References:

Farrington, O. C. (1915)Meteorites: Their Structure, Composition, and Terrestrial Relations. The Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company: Chicago.

Giscard, M. D., Hammond, S. J., Bland, P. A., Benedix, G. K., Rogers, N. W., Russell, S. S., Genge, M. J., Rehkämper, M. (2012) Trace Element Composition of Metal and Sulphides in Iron Meteorites Determined Using ICP-MS. 75th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting.

ⓘ Cohenite

Formula: Fe₃C

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Farrington, O. C. (1915)Meteorites: Their Structure, Composition, and Terrestrial Relations. The Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company: Chicago.

ⓘ Daubréelite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu (2018) http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO)pdf#page=14

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu₃AsS₄

Locality: Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Excalibur Mineral Corp. - Mineral News

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Congo Bottom Prospect, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Kyle, J. R. (1976) Brecciation, alteration and mineralization in the Central Tennessee zinc district. Economic Geology, 71 (5) 892-903 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.71.5.892

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu (2018) http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO)pdf#page=14

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu (2018) http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO)pdf#page=14

ⓘ Niter

Formula: KNO₃

Localities:

Bridgewater Cave, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Piper Cave, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

ⓘ 'Petroleum'

Locality: Cumberland Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Excalibur Mineral Corp. (2022), catalog No. 22202

ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

Localities:

Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Dolly Cowan Limestone Quarry, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

ⓘ 'Plessite'

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu (2018) http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO)pdf#page=14

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Hwy 80 and US 70N, South Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Cumberland Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Dolly Cowan Limestone Quarry, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Rectorite

Formula: (Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Tennessee highway 53 roadcut, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Paris, Travis A. (2011) Tennessee Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 86 (4) 300-329 doi:10.1080/00357529.2010.517132

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Description: As 10 x 1 mm rosettes & 20-50 µ wide boundary precipitates. Rhabdites have been mostly resorbed. (Buchwald, 1975)

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu (2018) http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO)pdf#page=14

ⓘ 'Silica'

Locality: Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Clark, S.H.B., Spanski, G.T., Hadley, D.G., Hofstra, A.H. (2005) Geology and Mineral Resource Potential of the Chattanooga 1° x 2° Quadrangle, Tennessee and North Carolina - A Preliminary Assessment. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2005

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO₃

Locality: Dolly Cowan Limestone Quarry, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Jensen, Martin, 2011, Strontianite and Associated Minerals from Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, Mineral News, v 27 (1)

1-2, 4.

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Ni,Fe)

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

Ramdohr, Paul (1972) The Opaque Minerals in Stony Meteorites. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783112651025

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu (2018) http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO)pdf#page=14

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Carthage meteorite, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Description: As scattered 1-2 cm nodules with 0.5 mm schreibersite rims (Buchwald, 1975).

References:

Farrington, O. C. (1915)Meteorites: Their Structure, Composition, and Terrestrial Relations. The Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company: Chicago.

Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.

evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu (2018) http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10524/35874/vol3-Ri-Ro(LO)pdf#page=14

ⓘ Vaterite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

References:

www.excaliburmineral.com

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Taenite	1.AE.10	(Ni,Fe)
ⓘ	Cohenite	1.BA.05	Fe₃C
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Daubréelite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Enargite	2.KA.05	Cu₃AsS₄
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Strontianite	5.AB.15	SrCO₃
ⓘ	Vaterite	5.AB.20	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Niter	5.NA.10	KNO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine	7.AD.35	(Sr,Ba)SO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	7.AD.35	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Rectorite	9.EC.60	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Petroleum var. Bitumen'	-
ⓘ	''	-
ⓘ	'Silica'	-
ⓘ	'Plessite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
C	ⓘ Vaterite	CaCO₃
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Niter	KNO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine	(Sr,Ba)SO₄
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Niter	KNO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	ⓘ Vaterite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine	(Sr,Ba)SO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
S	ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Niter	KNO₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Vaterite	CaCO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Cohenite	Fe₃C
Fe	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Ni	ⓘ Taenite	(Ni,Fe)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine	(Sr,Ba)SO₄
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Sr	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
Sr	ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine	(Sr,Ba)SO₄
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Baryte var. Strontium-bearing Baryte	(Ba,Sr)SO₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Fossils

There are 254 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

254

Youngest Fossil Listed

444 Ma (Silurian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)

Stratigraphic Units

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Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Tetradium genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Rutaceae : *Tetradium*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Streptelasma genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : *Streptelasma*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cornulites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cornulitidae : *Cornulites*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Gastropoda class	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Bellerophon genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : *Bellerophon*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cyclonema genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : *Cyclonema*	457.5 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Maclurites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Maclureadae : *Maclurites*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Lophospira genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : *Lophospira*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Bivalvia class	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cyrtodonta genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : *Cyrtodonta*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Cyrtodontula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : *Cyrtodontula*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Lyrodesma genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Lyrodesmatidae : *Lyrodesma*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Trilobita class	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Isotelus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Isotelus*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Flexicalymene genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : *Flexicalymene*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Pterygometopus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : *Pterygometopus*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Leperditicopida order	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Leperditicopida	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Bryozoa phylum	Animalia : Bryozoa	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Constellaria genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Constellariidae : *Constellaria*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Trepostomida order	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Heterotrypa genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Heterotrypidae : *Heterotrypa*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Prasopora genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : *Prasopora*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Escharopora genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Escharoporidae : *Escharopora*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Dalmanella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : *Dalmanella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Dinorthis genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : *Dinorthis*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Doleroides genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : *Doleroides*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptorthis genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : *Glyptorthis*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Hebertella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : *Hebertella*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Hesperorthis genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae : *Hesperorthis*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : *Platystrophia*	457.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Rafinesquina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Rafinesquina*	460.9 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Strophomena genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : *Strophomena*	457.5 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Orthorhynchula genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Orthorhynchulidae : *Orthorhynchula*	452 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Rhynchotrema genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : *Rhynchotrema*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Rostricellula genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonorhynchiidae : *Rostricellula*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Anazyga genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : *Anazyga*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Zygospira genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : *Zygospira*	460.9 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Nautiloidea subclass	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Hormotoma genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Hormotomidae : *Hormotoma*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Rhinidictya genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhinidictyidae : *Rhinidictya*	457.5 - 452.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Oepikina septata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Oepikina : *Oepikina septata*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician

Fossil Localities

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Other Databases

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GeoNames ID:	4658423

Localities in this Region

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References

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