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Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USAi
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BoxfordTown
Essex CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
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PlacePopulation
Boxford2,339 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22339
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22339:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Boxford, comté d'Essex, Massachusetts, États-Unis
Italian:
Boxford, contea di Essex, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Boxford, Condado de Essex, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Catalan:
Boxford, Comtat d'Essex, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Боксфорд , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
باکسفورد، ماساچوست, شهرستان اسکس، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Boxford, Masachosèt, Etazini
Japanese:
ボックスフォード, エセックス郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Боксфорд, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Боксфорд, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Boxford, Hrabstwo Essex, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Boxford, Condado de Essex, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Боксфорд, Округ Есекс, Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Boxford, Okrug Essex, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
بوکسفورد، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Боксфорд , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Боксфорд, Ессекс, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Boxford, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Originally a part of Rowley, the town of Boxford was incorporated in 1685.

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7 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxford,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q2418332
GeoNames ID:4931115

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