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.
Knox County is located in East Tennessee, one of the state's three Grand Divisions.. It was created in 1792 from Greene and Hawkins counties. Knox County was named in honor of Henry Knox (1750-1806), American Revolutionary War artillery commander, one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati and first U.S. secretary of war. Knoxville, founded in 1791, is the county seat of Knox County.