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Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USAi
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NeedhamTown
Norfolk CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Needham28,886 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22358
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22358:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Needham, comté de Norfolk, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Needham, contea di Norfolk, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Нидем, Норфолк, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
尼德姆, 诺福克县, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Needham, Condado de Norfolk, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
نيدهام, مقاطعة نورفولك , ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Bavarian:
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Нідгэм, акруга Норфалк, Масачусэтс, Злучаныя Штаты Амэрыкі
Catalan:
Needham, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Нидем , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
Needham, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Czech:
Needham, Massachusetts, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Needham, Norfolk County , Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Needham, Masaĉuseco
Faroese:
Needham, Massachusetts
Farsi/Persian:
نیدهام، ماساچوست, شهرستان نورفک، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Needham, Massachusetts, Yhdysvallat
Greek:
Νίντχαμ, Μασαχουσέτη, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Greenlandic:
Needham, Naalagaaffeqatigiit
Haitian:
Needham, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hebrew:
נידהם, מחוז נורפוק, מסצ'וסטס, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Needham, Norfolk megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Icelandic:
Needham, Massachusetts, Bandaríkin
Indonesian:
Needham, County Norfolk, Massachusetts, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Needham, Contae Norfolk, Massachusetts, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ニーダム, 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):
Нидхам, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Нидхам, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Norwegian:
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Needham, Massachusetts, USA
Polish:
Needham, Hrabstwo Norfolk, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Needham, Condado de Norfolk, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Needham, Comitatul Norfolk, Massachusetts, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Нидам, Округ Норфок , Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Silesian:
Needham, Massachusetts, Zjednoczůne Sztaty
South Azerbaijani:
نیدهام، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Нидем , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Нідем, Норфолк, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Needham, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Needham, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Needham was incorporated as a town in 1711.

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Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q1664345
GeoNames ID:4945055


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