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Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USAi
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ReadingTown
Middlesex CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
USACountry

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PlacePopulation
Reading24,747 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
143574
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:143574:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Reading, comté de Middlesex, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Reading, contea di Middlesex, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Рединг, Мидлсекс, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
雷丁, 米德爾塞克斯縣, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Reading, Condado de Middlesex, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
ريدينج , مقاطعة ميدلسيكس, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Catalan:
Reading, Comtat de Middlesex, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Рединг , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
ریدینگ، ماساچوست, شهرستان میدلسکس، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Reading, Masachosèt, Etazini
Japanese:
レディング , ミドルセックス郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ридинг, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Ридинг, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Reading, Hrabstwo Middlesex, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Reading, Condado de Middlesex, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Ридинг, Округ Мидлсекс, Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
ریدینق، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Reading, Massachusetts, Marekani
Swedish:
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Рединг , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Редінг, Міддлсекс, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ریڈنگ، میساچوسٹس, مڈلسیکس کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Reading, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Reading, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


The town of Reading was incorporated in 1644.

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7 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Blue Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘBabingtonite9.DK.05Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q2318684
GeoNames ID:4948462

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