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Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USAi
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PeruTown
Berkshire CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
USACountry

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Type:
Town - last checked 2021
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Peru835 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
418095
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418095:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Partridgefield
Other Languages:
French:
Peru, Berkshire, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Peru, contea di Berkshire, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Peru, Condado de Berkshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
بيرو, مقاطعة بيركشاير, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Catalan:
Peru, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Перу , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
پرو، ماساچوست, شهرستان برکشر، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Peru, Masachosèt, Etazini
Irish Gaelic:
Peru, Contae Berkshire, Massachusetts, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Перу, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Перу, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Peru, Hrabstwo Berkshire, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Peru, Condado de Berkshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
South Azerbaijani:
پرو، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Перу , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Перу, Беркшир, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پیرو، میساچوسٹس, برکسشائر کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Peru, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Peru, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Peru is a town that was incorporated as Partridgefield in 1771. The name changed to Peru in 1806.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:Q614143
GeoNames ID:4947049

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