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Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USAi
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AltonTown
Belknap CountyCounty
New HampshireState
USACountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Strafford, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Tuftonboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Gilmanton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Moultonborough, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Alton501 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
9081
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9081:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Alton, comté de Belknap, New Hampshire, États-Unis
German:
Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Alton, contea di Belknap, New Hampshire, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Олтон, Белнап, Нью-Гэмпшир, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
奧爾頓, 貝爾納普縣, 新罕布什尔州, 美国
Spanish:
Alton, Condado de Belknap, Nuevo Hampshire, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
ألتون, مقاطعة بلكناب , نيوهامبشير, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ալթոն, Բելկնապ շրջան, Նյու Հեմփշիր, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Asturian:
Alton, New Hampshire, Estaos Xuníos d'América
Azeri:
Olton, Nyu-Hempşir, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Basque:
Alton , Belknap konderria , New Hampshire
Belarusian:
Алтан, Нью-Гэмпшыр, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bengali:
এল্টন, নিউ হ্যাম্প্‌শায়ার, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Олтън, Белнап, Ню Хампшър, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire
Czech:
Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
آلتون، همپشر, شهرستان بلنپ، نیوهمپشایر, نیوهمپشایر, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ალტონი, ბელკნეპის ოლქი, ნიუ-ჰემფშირი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Greek:
Άλτον, Νιου Χάμσαϊρ, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
ઍલ્ટન, ન્યૂ હેમ્પશાયર, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Hebrew:
אלטון, מחוז בלקנפ, ניו המפשייר, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Alton, Belknap megye, New Hampshire, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Alton, Contae Belknap, New Hampshire, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
アルトン, ベルナップ郡, ニューハンプシャー州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ಆಲ್ಟನ್, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Korean:
알턴, 뉴햄프셔주, 미국
Latin:
Alton , Nova Hantonia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Lithuanian:
Altonas, Naujasis Hampšyras, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Luxembourgish:
Alton, New Hampshire, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Norwegian:
Alton , Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Alton i Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA
Polish:
Alton , Hrabstwo Belknap, New Hampshire, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Alton, Condado de Belknap, Nova Hampshire, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Alton, Comitatul Belknap, New Hampshire, Statele Unite ale Americii
Slovenian:
Alton, New Hampshire, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
آلتون، همپشر, نیوهمپشایر ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Tamil:
அல்டோன், நியூ ஹாம்சயர், அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Telugu:
ఆల్టన్, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Ukrainian:
Алтон, Белкнеп, Нью-Гемпшир, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
آلٹن, بیلنیپ کاؤنٹی، نیو ہیمپشائر, نیو ہیمپشائر, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Alton , New Hampshire, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Alton, New Hampshire, Unol Daleithiau America


The town of Alton was incorporated in 1796.

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline ?9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite ?9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton,_New_Hampshire
Wikidata ID:Q443840
GeoNames ID:5082614

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