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Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USAi
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NashuaCity
Hillsborough CountyCounty
New HampshireState
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nashua87,970 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
31336
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31336:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dunstable
Other Languages:
French:
Nashua, comté de Hillsborough, New Hampshire, États-Unis
German:
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Nashua, contea di Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Нашуа, Хиллсборо, Нью-Гэмпшир, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
纳舒厄, 希爾斯波羅縣, 新罕布什尔州, 美国
Spanish:
Nashua, Condado de Hillsborough, Nuevo Hampshire, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
ناشوا, هيلسبوروغ, نيوهامبشير, الولايات المتحدة
Aragonese:
Nashua, Nueva Hampshire
Armenian:
Նաշուա, Հիլսբորու շրջան, Նյու Հեմփշիր, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Asturian:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Estaos Xuníos d'América
Azeri:
Naşua, Nyu-Hempşir, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Basque:
Nashua, Hillsborough konderria , New Hampshire
Bavarian:
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
Нашуа, акруга Хілсбара, Нью-Гэмпшыр, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bengali:
নাশোয়া, নিউ হ্যাম্প্‌শায়ার, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Breton:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Stadoù-Unanet Amerika
Bulgarian:
Нашуа, Хилсбъроу, Ню Хампшър, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Nashua, Nou Hampshire, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Nashua, Hillsborough County , New Hampshire
Chechen:
Нашуа, Нью-Гэмпшир, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Cornish:
Nashua, Hampshire Nowydh, Statys Unys
Czech:
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Dutch:
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
ناشوا, نيوهامشير, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
نشوا, شهرستان هیلزبرو، نیوهمپشایر, نیوهمپشایر, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Yhdysvallat
Gilaki:
نشۊآ , آمريکا ايجؤنأبؤ ايالتؤن
Greek:
Νασούα, Νιου Χάμσαϊρ, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
નશુઆ, ન્યૂ હેમ્પશાયર, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Nashua, Nou Anpchi, Etazini
Hebrew:
נשואה, מחוז הילסבורו, ניו המפשייר, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
नैशुआ, न्यू हैम्पशायर, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Nashua, Hillsborough megye, New Hampshire, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Amerika Serikat
Interlingua:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Statos Unite de America
Irish Gaelic:
Nashua, Contae Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ナシュア, ヒルズボロ郡, ニューハンプシャー州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ನ್ಯಾಶುವಾ, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Нашуа, Нью-Гэмпшир, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
내슈아, 뉴햄프셔주, 미국
Kyrgyz:
Нашуа, Нью-Хемпшир, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Nashua
Latvian:
Našua, Ņūhempšīra, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Našua, Naujasis Hampšyras, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Malagasy:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Etazonia
Malay:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Amerika Syarikat
Marathi:
नाशुआ, न्यू हॅम्पशायर, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Mazanderani:
نشوا , نیوهمشایر
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nashua, Hillsborough Kūn
Norwegian:
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Occitan:
Nashua, Nòu Hampshire, Estats Units d'America
Polish:
Nashua, Hrabstwo Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Nashua, Condado de Hillsborough, Nova Hampshire, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Nashua, Comitatul Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Statele Unite ale Americii
Scots:
Nashua, New Hampshire
Scottish Gaelic:
Nashua, Hampshire Nuadh, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Нашуа, Округ Хилсборо, Њу Хемпшир, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sinhalese:
නෂුවා, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Slovak:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Spojené štáty
Slovenian:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
ناشوا، نیوهمپشایر, نیوهمپشایر ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Marekani
Swedish:
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Tamil:
நாஷுவ, நியூ ஹாம்சயர், அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Нашуа, Нью-Һәмпшир, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
నషువ, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
แนชัว, รัฐนิวแฮมป์เชียร์, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
納舒亞, 紐咸西州, 美國
Turkish:
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Нашуа, Гіллсборо, Нью-Гемпшир, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ناشوا, ہلزبرووہ کاؤنٹی، نیو ہیمپشائر, نیو ہیمپشائر, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Nashua, Nyu-Xempshir, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Nashua, Quận Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Lamerikän
Waray:
Nashua, Condado han Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Nashua, New Hampshire, Unol Daleithiau America
Wu Chinese:
纳舒厄 , 新罕布什爾, 美国


From 1741-1836 the town was known as Dunstable, New Hampshire. Renamed Nashua in 1836 after the river of the same name. Nashua was incorporated as a city in 1853.

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23 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
'Asbestos'
'Asbestos var. Mountain Cork'
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
'Limonite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rutilated Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
'Synchysite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rutilated Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Annite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase ?9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Asbestos'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chabazite'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Limonite'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Asbestos
var. Mountain Cork'
-
'Synchysite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
KPotassium
K AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
CeCerium
Ce Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire
Wikidata ID:Q48274
GeoNames ID:5090071

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