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Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USAi
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Bertrandite

Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Rutile, etc.

Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Bertrandite

Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Rutile, etc.

Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Bertrandite

Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Rutile, etc.

Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bessemer City5,548 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
25960
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25960:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Bessemer City, comté de Gaston, Caroline du Nord, États-Unis
German:
Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Bessemer City, contea di Gaston, Carolina del Nord, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Bessemer City, Condado de Gaston, Carolina del Norte, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
مدينة بسمر, مقاطعة غاستون, كارولاينا الشمالية, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Bessemer City , Gaston konderria , Ipar Carolina
Catalan:
Bessemer City, Carolina del Nord, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina
Chechen:
Бессемер-Сити , Къилбаседа Каролина, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Bessemer City, North Carolina, USA
Dutch:
Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
بسمر, كارولاينا الشماليه, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
بسمر سیتی، کارولینای شمالی, شهرستان گاستون، کارولینای شمالی, کارولینای شمالی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Bessemer City, Karolin dinò, Etazini
Hungarian:
Bessemer City, Gaston megye, Észak-Karolina, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Bessemer City, Contae Gaston, Carolina Thuaidh, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Ladin:
Bessemer City
Malagasy:
Bessemer City, Karolina Avaratra, Etazonia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bessemer City, Gaston Kūn
Norwegian:
Bessemer City, Gaston County, Nord-Carolina, USA
Polish:
Bessemer City, Hrabstwo Gaston, Karolina Północna, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Bessemer City, Condado de Gaston, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Бесемер Сити, Округ Гастон , Северна Каролина, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Bessemer City, Gaston County, Sjeverna Karolina, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
بسمر سیتی، قوزئی کارولینا, قوزئی کارولینا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Tatar:
Бессемер-Сити , Төньяк Каролина, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Ukrainian:
Бессемер-Сіті, Ґестон, Північна Кароліна, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Bessemer City, Shimoliy Karolina, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Bessemer City, North Carolina, Lamerikän


Bessemer City is a city named for Sir Henry Bessemer, the creator of the Bessemer process for smelting iron.

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8 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessemer_City,_North_Carolina
Wikidata ID:Q830132
GeoNames ID:4455080

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