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Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types
FranklinTown
Norfolk CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Franklin30,636 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
61625
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61625:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Franklin, comté de Norfolk, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Franklin, contea di Norfolk, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Франклин, Норфолк, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
富兰克林, 诺福克县, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Franklin, Condado de Norfolk, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
فرانكلين, مقاطعة نورفولك , ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Franklin , Norfolk konderria , Massachusetts
Catalan:
Franklin, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Франклин , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Franklin, Norfolk County , Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
فرانكلين, ماساتشوستس, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
فرانکین، ماساچوست, شهرستان نورفک، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Franklin, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hebrew:
פרנקלין, מחוז נורפוק, מסצ'וסטס, ארצות הברית
Irish Gaelic:
Franklin, Contae Norfolk, Massachusetts, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
フランクリン, ノーフォーク郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Франклин, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
프랭클린, 매사추세츠주, 미국
Kyrgyz:
Франклин, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Malagasy:
Franklin, Massachusetts, Etazonia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Franklin, Norfolk Kūn
Norwegian:
Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Polish:
Franklin, Hrabstwo Norfolk, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Franklin , Condado de Norfolk, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Франклин, Округ Норфок , Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
فرانکین، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Франклин , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Франклін, Норфолк, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
فرینکلن، میساچوسٹس, نارفوک کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Franklin , Massachusetts, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Franklin, Quận Norfolk, Massachusetts, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Franklin, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Waray:
Franklin, Condado han Norfolk, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Franklin, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Franklin was formed as a town from the western part of the town of Wrentham in 1778. It is now a city.

A 1890 town directory stated that "traces of limestone have been found, and a deposit of amethysts, now exhausted".

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q942254
GeoNames ID:4937276


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References

Dana, James D. (1854) A System of Mineralogy (4th ed.). p.1-849.
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