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Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Cummington995 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22986:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cummington, comté de Hampshire, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Cummington, contea di Hampshire, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Куммингтон, Хампшир, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
卡明顿, 漢普夏縣, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Cummington, Condado de Hampshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
كومينغتون, مقاطعة هامبشاير, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Cummington , Hampshire konderria , Massachusetts
Cebuano:
Cummington, Hampshire County , Massachusetts
Chechen:
Каммингтон , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
كومينجتون, ماساتشوستس, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
کامینگتون، ماساچوست, شهرستان همپشر، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Cummington, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hungarian:
Cummington, Hampshire megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
カミントン, ハンプシャー郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Куммингтон, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Куммингтон, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Cummington, Hrabstwo Hampshire, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Cummington, Condado de Hampshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Swedish:
Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Каммингтон , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Каммінгтон, Гемпшир, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Cummington, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Cummington, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Cummington is a town, incorporated in 1779.

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7 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alleghanyite
Formula: Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2
ⓘ Birnessite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
ⓘ Cummingtonite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Cummingtonite was originally named in 1824 by Chester Dewey for the type locality in Cummington, Massachusetts, USA. However, Cummingtonite is not found at its type locality due to cummingtonite's redefinition of the Amphibole subcommittee of the IMA, when amphibole names were arbitrarily redefined to avoid providing data for a new mineral name. Physical and chemical properties formarly ascribed to "cummingtonite" must be considered invalid and a new species description for cummingtonite, as now redefined, is necessary.
ⓘ 'Cummingtonite (of Dewey)'
Formula: (Fe,Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Grunerite
Formula: ◻{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Tephroite
Formula: Mn2+2SiO4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘBirnessite4.FL.45(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2SiO4
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘAlleghanyite9.AF.45Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2
ⓘCummingtonite ?9.DE.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘGrunerite9.DE.05◻{Fe2+2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Cummingtonite (of Dewey)'-(Fe,Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Hⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Hⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Cummingtonite (of Dewey)(Fe,Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Oⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Oⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Oⓘ Cummingtonite (of Dewey)(Fe,Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Cummingtonite (of Dewey)(Fe,Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Siⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Siⓘ Cummingtonite (of Dewey)(Fe,Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Mnⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnⓘ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
FeIron
Feⓘ Grunerite◻{Fe22+}{Fe52+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Feⓘ Cummingtonite (of Dewey)(Fe,Mg)7Si8O22(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cummington,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q919097
GeoNames ID:4934321

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