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Zapata County, Texas, USAi
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Zapata CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zapata5,089 (2011)
Medina3,935 (2011)
Siesta Shores1,382 (2011)
Falcon Lake Estates1,036 (2011)
San Ygnacio667 (2011)
Falcon Mesa405 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
273633
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273633:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Zapata, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Zapata County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Zapata, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Запата, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
薩帕塔縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Zapata, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Zapata County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة زاباتا , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Զապատա շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Zapata konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Zapata County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
জাপাটা কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Запата, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Zapata County, Texas
Czech:
Zapata County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Zapata County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Zapata maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان زاپاتا، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ზაპატას ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Zapata megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Zapata, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ザパタ郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Zapata Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Zapata County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Zapata Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Zapata Kūn
Nahuatl:
Tēucyōtl Zapata
Norwegian:
Zapata County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Zapata, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Zapata, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Zapata, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Zapata, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scots:
Zapata Coonty, Texas
Serbian:
Округ Запата, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Zapata County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Zapata County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
薩帕塔縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Zapata ilçesi, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Сапата, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
زاپاٹا کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Zapata, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Zapata, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
زپاٹا کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella56 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Brachidontes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Brachidontes41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bornia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Galeommatida : Lasaeidae : Bornia41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Sirenia
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Caryocorbula engonatoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula : Caryocorbula engonatoides47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Crassostrea contracta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : Crassostrea contracta41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Rhabdopitaria astartoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Rhabdopitaria : Rhabdopitaria astartoides41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Galeodea koureos
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cassidae : Galeodea : Galeodea koureos56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapata_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q109298
GeoNames ID:4743577

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