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Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USAi
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EdisonTownship
Middlesex CountyCounty
New JerseyState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Edison102,548 (2017)
Piscataway56,044 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
24896
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24896:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Edison, comté de Middlesex, New Jersey, États-Unis
German:
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Edison, contea di Middlesex, New Jersey, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Эдисон, Мидлсекс, Нью-Джерси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
愛迪生, 密德薩克斯郡, 新泽西州, 美国
Spanish:
Edison, Condado de Middlesex, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
إديسون, مقاطعة ميدلسكس, نيوجيرسي, الولايات المتحدة
Azeri:
Edison, Nyu-Cersi, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Basque:
Edison, Middlesex konderria , New Jersey
Bulgarian:
Едисън, Мидълсекс, Ню Джърси, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Menlo Park, Nova Jersey, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Czech:
Edison, New Jersey, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Edison, New Jersey, USA
Dutch:
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Edison , Nov-Ĵerzejo
Estonian:
Edison , New Jersey osariik, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
ادیسون، نیوجرسی, شهرستان میدلسکس، نیوجرسی, نیوجرسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Edison , New Jersey, Yhdysvallat
Greek:
Έντισον, Κομητεία Μίντλσεξ, Νιου Τζέρσεϊ, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Haitian:
Edison, Nou Jèze, Etazini
Hebrew:
אדיסון, מחוז מידלסקס, ניו ג'רזי, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
एडिसन, न्यू जर्सी, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Edison, Middlesex megye, New Jersey, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Edison, New Jersey, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
エディソン, ミドルセックス郡, ニュージャージー州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Эдисон Тауншип, Нью-Джерси, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
에디슨, 뉴저지주, 미국
Kyrgyz:
Эдисон Тауншип, Нью-Джерси, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Edison, Middlesex Kūn
Norwegian:
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Polish:
Edison , Hrabstwo Middlesex, New Jersey, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Edison, Condado de Middlesex, Nova Jérsia, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Едисон, Округ Мидлсекс, Њу Џерзи, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovak:
Edison, New Jersey, Spojené štáty
Slovenian:
Edison, New Jersey, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
ادیسون، نیوجرسی, نیوجرسی ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Edison, New Jersey, Marekani
Swedish:
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Tamil:
எடிசன், நியூ செர்சி, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Traditional Chinese:
愛迪生, 密德薩克斯縣, 紐澤西州, 美國
Turkish:
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Едісон, Міддлсекс, Нью-Джерсі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ایڈیسن، نیو جرسی, مڈلسیکس کاؤنٹی، نیو جرسی, نیو جرسی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Edison, Nyu-Jersi, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Edison, Quận Middlesex, New Jersey, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Edison, New Jersey, Lamerikän
Waray:
Edison, Condado han Middlesex, New Jersey, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Edison, New Jersey, Unol Daleithiau America


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13 valid minerals.

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Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Description: Occurs in shale.
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Description: Occurs as geodes and "rattle boxes" (geodes with rattling fragments inside).
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Occurs in shales.
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Occurs in native state in cuperiferous shales (Lee & Hoadley collections).
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Terrestrial native iron occurring in red sandstone & shale.
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Native IronFe
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey
Wikidata ID:Q746801
GeoNames ID:5097541

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