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Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Flooded Soapstone Quarry Pit - Groton MA

Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Soapstone Quarry Wall - Groton MA

Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Soapstone Quarry Wall - Groton MA

Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Flooded Soapstone Quarry Pit - Groton MA

Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Soapstone Quarry Wall - Groton MA

Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Soapstone Quarry Wall - Groton MA

Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Flooded Soapstone Quarry Pit - Groton MA

Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Soapstone Quarry Wall - Groton MA

Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Groton1,124 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
194070
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194070:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Groton, comté de Middlesex, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Groton, contea di Middlesex, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Гротон, Мидлсекс, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
格罗顿 , 米德爾塞克斯縣, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Groton, Condado de Middlesex, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
غروتون, مقاطعة ميدلسيكس, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Catalan:
Groton , Comtat de Middlesex, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Croatian:
Groton, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Czech:
Groton, Massachusetts, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Groton, Masaĉuseco
Farsi/Persian:
گروتون, شهرستان میدلسکس، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Groton, Massachusetts, Yhdysvallat
Haitian:
Groton, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hungarian:
Groton, Middlesex megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Icelandic:
Groton, Massachusetts, Bandaríkin
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Гротон , Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Гротон, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Groton, Hrabstwo Middlesex, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Romanian:
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Гротон , Округ Мидлсекс, Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
قروتون، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Groton, Massachusetts, Marekani
Swedish:
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Turkish:
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ґротон, Міддлсекс, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Groton , Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Groton, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


The town of Groton was officially incorporated in 1655.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Soapstone'
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘTalc
var. Steatite		9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Soapstone'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/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ⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
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ⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
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ⓘ 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ⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/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ⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
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)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groton,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q3776991
GeoNames ID:5281020

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