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Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USAi
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WashingtonTown
Berkshire CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Washington554 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
219600
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219600:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Washington, contea di Berkshire, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Washington, Condado de Berkshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Basque:
Washington , Berkshire konderria , Massachusetts
Catalan:
Washington, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Вашингтон , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
واشینگتن، ماساچوست, شهرستان برکشر، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Washington, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hungarian:
Washington, Berkshire megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вашингтон, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Вашингтон, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Washington, Hrabstwo Berkshire, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Washington, Condado de Berkshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Swedish:
Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Вашингтон , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вашингтон, Беркшир, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
واشنگٹن، میساچوسٹس, برکسشائر کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Washington, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Washington, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Officially incorporated in 1777, the town was called Greenoch, Watsontown and Hartville, before finally being named Washington in 1784, in honor of George Washington.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Graphite
Formula: C
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q2431532
GeoNames ID:4954553

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