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Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Neighbouring regions:
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Holbrook, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Brockton95,314 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
220597
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220597:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Brockton, comté de Plymouth, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Brockton, contea di Plymouth, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Броктон, Плимут, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
布罗克顿, 普利茅斯縣, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Brockton, Condado de Plymouth, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
بروكتون, مقاطعة بليموث , ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բրոքթոն , Փլիմաութ շրջան, Մասսաչուսեթս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Asturian:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Estaos Xuníos d'América
Azeri:
Brokton, Massaçusets, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Basque:
Brockton , Plymouth konderria , Massachusetts
Belarusian:
Броктан, акруга Плімут, Масачусетс, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bengali:
ব্রকটন, ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Броктън, Плимът, Масачузетс, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Броктон , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
بروكتون, ماساتشوستس, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
براکتون، ماساچوست, شهرستان پلیموث، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Yhdysvallat
Greek:
Μπρόκτον, Μασαχουσέτη, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
બ્રૉકટન, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Brockton, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hebrew:
ברוקטון, מחוז פלימות', מסצ'וסטס, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
ब्रॉकटन, मैसाचुसेट्स, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Brockton, Plymouth megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Brockton, Contae Plymouth, Massachusetts, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ブロックトン, プリマス郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ಬ್ರಾಕ್ಟನ್, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Броктон, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
브락튼, 매사추세츠주, 미국
Kyrgyz:
Броктон, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Brockton
Latvian:
Broktona, Masačūsetsa, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Broktonas, Masačusetsas, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Malagasy:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Etazonia
Malay:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Amerika Syarikat
Marathi:
ब्रॉक्‍टोन, मॅसेच्युसेट्स, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Brockton, Plymouth Kūn
Norwegian:
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Occitan:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Estats Units d'America
Polish:
Brockton, Hrabstwo Plymouth, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Brockton, Condado de Plymouth, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Sardinian:
Brockton, contea de Plymouth, Massachusetts, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Броктон, Округ Плимут, Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sinhalese:
බ්‍රොක්ටන්, එක්සත් ජනපදය
South Azerbaijani:
براکتون، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Marekani
Swedish:
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Tamil:
பிராக்ட்ன், மாசச்சூசெட்ஸ், அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Броктон , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
బ్రోక్ టొన్, మాసెచూసెట్స్, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
บรอกตัน, รัฐแมสซาชูเซตส์, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
布罗克顿, 麻省, 美國
Turkish:
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Броктон, Плімут, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بروکٹن، میساچوسٹس, پلایماؤت کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Brockton , Massachusetts, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Brockton, Quận Plymouth, Massachusetts, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Waray:
Brockton, Condado han Plymouth, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Brockton, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Originally a part of the town of Bridgewater, the town was incorporated as North Bridgewater in 1821 but changed its name to Brockton in 1874. Brockton became a city in 1881.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Microperthite'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'White mica'
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Microperthite'-
ⓘ'White mica'-
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockton,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q49193
GeoNames ID:4931429

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