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Salem, New London County, Connecticut, USAi
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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Habit: elongate prisms
Colour: pistachio green
Description: Micro-crystals in fractures
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Habit: anhedral
Colour: reddish orange
Fluorescence: magenta under SW UV
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Habit: anhedral
Colour: metallic
Description: Small flakes with pyrite in vein in gneiss.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: grains
Description: With molybdenite in vein in gneiss.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: elongated prismatic with rhombohedral terminations, quartzoid, scepter overgrowths
Colour: colorless to white, smoky, purple
Description: Typically parallel growth crystals 1-2 cm long, quartzoids to 1.5 cm, scepter overgrowths to 9 cm.
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Habit: bortyoidal
Colour: orange
Description: A thin layer formed between two generations of quartz crystal growth on some specimens.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Habit: scepters
Colour: purple
Description: hoppered, complex scepters on milky quartz to 9 cm
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Habit: bortyoidal
Colour: orange
Description: A thin layer formed between two generations of quartz crystal growth on some specimens.
Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Description: Rosettes identified by John Pawlowski..

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Sceptre Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem,_Connecticut
Wikidata ID:Q2446086
GeoNames ID:4842502

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