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Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, USAi
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GordonsvilleTown
Smith CountyCounty
TennesseeState
USACountry

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Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gordonsville1,204 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
228889
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228889:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gordonsville is a town.

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences56
Youngest Fossil Listed453 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Carters56457.5 - 452.5 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tetradium
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Rutaceae : Tetradium457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Streptelasma
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Streptelasma457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Maclurites
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Maclureadae : Maclurites457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Lophospira
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Isotelus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Pterygometopus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Pterygometopus457.5 - 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
Escharopora
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Escharoporidae : Escharopora457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dalmanella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Doleroides
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Doleroides457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Glyptorthis
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Strophomena
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Strophomena457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Rhynchotrema
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Rhynchotrema457.5 - 452.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Rostricellula
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonorhynchiidae : Rostricellula457.5 - 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/Gordonsville,_Tennessee
Wikidata ID:Q2114624
GeoNames ID:4625418

Localities in this Region

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References

Jensen, Martin (2011), Strontianite and Associated Minerals from Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, Mineral News: 27(1): 1-2, 4.
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