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Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USAi
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WestwoodTown
Norfolk CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Westwood14,029 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22357
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22357:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Westwood, comté de Norfolk, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Westwood, contea di Norfolk, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уэствуд, Норфолк, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
威斯特福德, 诺福克县, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Westwood, Condado de Norfolk, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
ويستوود , مقاطعة نورفولك , ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Westwood , Norfolk konderria , Massachusetts
Catalan:
Westwood, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Вествуд , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
ويستوود, ماساتشوستس, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
وستوود، ماساچوست, شهرستان نورفک، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Westwood, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hungarian:
Westwood, Norfolk megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ウェストウッド, ノーフォーク郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вэствуд, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Вэствуд, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Westwood, Hrabstwo Norfolk, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Westwood, Condado de Norfolk, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
South Azerbaijani:
وزتوود، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Tatar:
Вествуд , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вествуд, Норфолк, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ویسٹووڈ، میساچوسٹس, نارفوک کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Westwood, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Westwood, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Originally a part of Dedham, the town of Westwood was incorporated in 1897.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q2304357
GeoNames ID:4955317


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