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North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USAi
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North WilkesboroTown
Wilkes CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
North Wilkesboro4,226 (2017)
Fairplains2,120 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
282747
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:282747:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
North Wilkesboro, comté de Wilkes, Caroline du Nord, États-Unis
German:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
North Wilkesboro, contea di Wilkes, Carolina del Nord, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Норт-Уилксборо, Уилкс, Северная Каролина, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
北威尔克斯博罗, 威爾克斯縣, 北卡罗来纳州, 美国
Spanish:
North Wilkesboro, Condado de Wilkes, Carolina del Norte, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
نورث ويلكيسبورو, مقاطعة ويلكس, كارولاينا الشمالية, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
North Wilkesboro , Wilkes konderria , Ipar Carolina
Catalan:
North Wilkesboro, Carolina del Nord, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Chechen:
Норт-Вайксборо , Къилбаседа Каролина, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Dutch:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
نورث ويلكيسبورو, كارولاينا الشماليه, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
نرت ویلکسبورو، کارولینای شمالی, شهرستان ویلکس، کارولینای شمالی, کارولینای شمالی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
North Wilkesboro, Karolin dinò, Etazini
Hebrew:
נורת' וילקרסבורו, מחוז וילקס, קרוליינה הצפונית, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes megye, Észak-Karolina, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Kūn
Norwegian:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, Nord-Carolina, USA
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
North Wilkesboro, Nord-Carolina, USA
Polish:
North Wilkesboro, Hrabstwo Wilkes , Karolina Północna, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
North Wilkesboro, Condado de Wilkes, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Норт Вилкесборо , Округ Вилкс , Северна Каролина, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, Sjeverna Karolina, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Tatar:
Норт-Вайксборо , Төньяк Каролина, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Ukrainian:
Норт-Вілксборо, Вілкс, Північна Кароліна, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
North Wilkesboro, Shimoliy Karolina, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Lamerikän


North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States, approximately 80 miles north of Charlotte.

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9 valid minerals.

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Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Asbestos'
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Asbestos'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Wilkesboro,_North_Carolina
Wikidata ID:Q2029796
GeoNames ID:4482577

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