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Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Rolling Rock (1916 or earler)

Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Quarry Workers

Beattie Quarry, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Rolling Rock (1916 or earler)

Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Quarry Workers

Beattie Quarry, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Rolling Rock (1916 or earler)

Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Quarry Workers

Beattie Quarry, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fall River88,777 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
194063
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194063:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Fall River, comté de Bristol, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Fall River, contea di Bristol, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Фолл-Ривер, Бристол, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
福尔里弗, 布里斯托縣, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Fall River, Condado de Bristol, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
فول ريفر, مقاطعة بريستول, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Fall River , Bristol konderria , Massachusetts
Bengali:
ফল রিভার, ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Catalan:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Fall River, Bristol County , Massachusetts
Chamorro:
Fall River, Estados Unidus
Chechen:
Фолл-Ривер , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Czech:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
فول ريفر, ماساتشوستس, امريكا
Esperanto:
Fall River, Kantono Bristol, Masaĉuseco
Farsi/Persian:
فال ریور، ماساچوست, شهرستان بریستول، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Yhdysvallat
Greek:
Φολ Ρίβερ, Μασαχουσέτη, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
ફોલ રિવર, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Fall River, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hebrew:
פול ריבר, מחוז בריסטול, מסצ'וסטס, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
फॉल रिवर, मैसाचुसेट्स, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Fall River, Bristol megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Fall River, Contae Bristol, Massachusetts, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
フォールリバー, ブリストル郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ಫಾಲ್ ರಿವರ್, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Фол Ривэ, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
폴리버, 매사추세츠주, 미국
Kyrgyz:
Фол Ривэ, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Fall River
Latin:
Fall River, Massachusetta, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Latvian:
Folriversa, Masačūsetsa, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Fol Riversas, Masačusetsas, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Malagasy:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Etazonia
Malay:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Amerika Syarikat
Marathi:
फॉल रिव्हर, मॅसेच्युसेट्स, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Fall River, Bristol Kūn
Norwegian:
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Occitan:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Estats Units d'America
Polish:
Fall River, Hrabstwo Bristol, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Fall River, Condado de Bristol, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Фол Ривер, Округ Бристол, Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sinhalese:
ෆෝල් ගංගාව, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Slovenian:
Fall River, okrožje Bristol, Massachusetts, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
فال ریور، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Marekani
Swedish:
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Tamil:
பால் நதி, மாசச்சூசெட்ஸ், அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Фолл-Ривер , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
ఫాల్ రివర్, మాసెచూసెట్స్, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
ฟอลล์ ริเวอร์, รัฐแมสซาชูเซตส์, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
福尔里弗, 麻省, 美國
Turkish:
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Фолл-Ривер, Брістоль, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
فال ریور، میساچوسٹس, برسٹل کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Fall River , Massachusetts, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Fall River, Quận Bristol, Massachusetts, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Waray:
Fall River, Condado han Bristol, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Fall River, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Formerly a part of Freetown, Fall River was incorporated as a town in 1803. It changed its name to Troy in 1804, but changed it back to Fall River in 1834. Fall River was incorporated as a city in 1854.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'var. Perthite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q49194
GeoNames ID:4936159

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