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Bennington County, Vermont, USAi
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Bennington CountyCounty
VermontState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bennington9,074 (2017)
Pownal3,460 (2017)
Manchester Center2,120 (2017)
North Bennington1,620 (2017)
Arlington1,213 (2017)
Manchester740 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
29447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29447:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Bennington, Vermont, États-Unis
German:
Bennington County, Vermont, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Bennington, Vermont, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Беннингтон, Вермонт, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
本寧頓縣, 佛蒙特州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Bennington, Vermont, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Bennington County, Vermont, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بينينغتون , فيرمونت, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բենինգտոն շրջան , Վերմոնտ, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Bennington konderria , Vermont
Bavarian:
Bennington County, Vermont, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বেনিংটন কাউন্টি, ভার্মন্ট, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бенингтън, Върмонт, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Bennington County, Vermont
Dutch:
Bennington County, Vermont, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بنینگتن، ورمونت, ورمانت, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ბენინგტონის ოლქი, ვერმონტი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז בנינגטון, ורמונט, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Bennington megye, Vermont, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Bennington, Vermont, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ベニントン郡, バーモント州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Bennington Gông, Vermont
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bennington Kūn
Norwegian:
Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Bennington, Vermont, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Bennington, Vermont, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Bennington, Vermont, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Bennington, Vermont, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Bennington County, Vermont, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Бенингтон , Вермонт, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Bennington County, Vermont, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Traditional Chinese:
本寧頓縣, 佛蒙特州, 美國
Turkish:
Bennington County, Vermont, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Беннінґтон, Вермонт, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بینینگٹن کاؤنٹی، ورمونٹ, ورمونٹ, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Waray:
Condado han Bennington, Vermont, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
بیننگٹن کاؤنٹی, ورمونٹ, امریکہ


Bennington County was founded in 1779.

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16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Axinite Group'
Colour: yellow
Description: found during road cutting for US route 7
References:
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Colour: yellow, brown, white
Description: In pockets with quartz crystals, as concretions, and as large eluvial deposits
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Abundant in sericite schist.
Native Gold
Formula: Au
'Ochre'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: alpine, Muzo
Colour: clear
Description: often biterminated. In pockets and loose among tallus. Associated with goethite and hematite.
Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Habit: botryoidal
Colour: black
Description: Associated with kaolinite. in pockets.
References:
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Habit: foliated
Colour: green
Description: Along contact of cheshire quartz and Mt Holly complex at Burgess Brothers quarry
References:
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Romanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Ochre'-
'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
O RutileTiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mn Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
BaBarium
Ba Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennington_County,_Vermont
Wikidata ID:Q511647
GeoNames ID:5233748

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