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Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lancaster7,509 (2017)
South Lancaster1,894 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22423
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22423:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lancaster, comté de Worcester, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Lancaster, contea di Worcester, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ланкастер, Вустер, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
蘭開斯特, 烏斯特縣, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Lancaster, Condado de Worcester, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
لانكاستر, مقاطعة ورسستر, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լանկաստեր, Վուստեր շրջան, Մասսաչուսեթս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Lancaster , Worcester konderria, Massachusetts
Bulgarian:
Ланкастър, Устър, Масачузетс, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Lancaster, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Ланкастер , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Lankastro, Masaĉuseco
Farsi/Persian:
لنکستر، ماساچوست, شهرستان ووستر، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Lancaster, Massachusetts, Yhdysvallat
Galician:
Lancaster, Condado de Worcester, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos de América
Haitian:
Lancaster, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hebrew:
לנקסטר , מחוז ווסטר, מסצ'וסטס, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Lancaster, Worcester megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Lancaster, Contae Worcester, Massachusetts, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ランカスター, ウースター郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ланкастэр, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Ланкастэр, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Lancaster, Hrabstwo Worcester, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Lancaster, Condado de Worcester, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Swedish:
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Ланкастер , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ланкастер, Вустер, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لانکیسٹر، مساچوسٹس, ووسٹر کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Lancaster, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Lancaster, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


The town of Lancaster was incorporated in 1653. As of 2018 there are at least 4 different stone quarries/pits in operation within the town.

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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite var. Chiastolite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Margarite
Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Pinite'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
var. Chiastolite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Margarite9.EC.30CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Pinite'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q2427213
GeoNames ID:4941635

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