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Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USAi
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JayTown
Franklin CountyCounty
MaineState
USACountry

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The Tramway, Maine & New Hampshire Granite Co.

Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
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Section Of Works Showing Dixfield Road And Hills In Distance

Maine & New Hampshire Granite Company Quarry, Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
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The Tramway, Maine & New Hampshire Granite Co.

Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
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Section Of Works Showing Dixfield Road And Hills In Distance

Maine & New Hampshire Granite Company Quarry, Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
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The Tramway, Maine & New Hampshire Granite Co.

Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jay4,988 (2017)
Chisholm1,380 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
229131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229131:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Jay, comté de Franklin, Maine, États-Unis
German:
Jay, Franklin County, Maine, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Jay, contea di Franklin, Maine, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
傑伊 , 富蘭克林縣 , 缅因州, 美国
Spanish:
Jay, Condado de Franklin, Maine, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
جاي, مقاطعة فرانكلين, مين, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Jay, Franklin konderria , Maine
Catalan:
Jay, Maine, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Jay, Franklin County , Maine
Chechen:
Джей, Мэн, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Jay, Franklin County, Maine, Verenigde Staten
Haitian:
Jay, Mèn, Etazini
Hungarian:
Jay, Franklin megye, Maine, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Джэй, Мэн, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Джэй, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Mazanderani:
جای, مین
Norwegian:
Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Polish:
Jay, Hrabstwo Franklin, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone
Swedish:
Jay, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Tatar:
Джей, Мэн, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Jay, Franklin, Maine, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Джей, Франклін, Мен, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Jay, Maine, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Jay, Maine, Unol Daleithiau America


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6 valid minerals.

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Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay,_Maine
Wikidata ID:Q2482981
GeoNames ID:4968234

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