SCHIST: A metamorphic uneven-granular, medium to coarse grained, crystalline with prominent parallel mineral orientation. Goes from silvery white to all shades of gray with yellow to brown tones depending on the mineral concentration. Some schists have graphite and some are used as building stones.
Sponsored Topics. Parsons is a city in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,452 at the 2000 census. Parsons is located at 35Â°38â²56â³N 88Â°7â²24â³W / 35.64889Â°N 88.12333Â°W / 35.64889; -88.12333 (35.648780, -88.123386). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 kmÂ²), all of it land.
Apison is a quiet town located in Hamilton County in Southeastern Tennessee, between Chattanooga and Cleveland, just east of Interstate 75. The first recorded land grant was to the Swisher family in 1841. The area became a settlement and in 1881 the railroad helped to keep the settlement thriving.