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Ilion, Town of German Flatts, Herkimer County, New York, USAi
Regional Level Types
IlionVillage
Town of German FlattsTown
Herkimer CountyCounty
New YorkState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ilion7,926 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
217130
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217130:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ilion, German Flatts, comté de Herkimer, État de New York, États-Unis
German:
Ilion, German Flatts, Herkimer County, New York, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Ilion, German Flatts, contea di Herkimer, New York, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Илион, Херкимер, Нью-Йорк, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
依林, 赫基默縣, 纽约州, 美国
Spanish:
Ilion, German Flatts, Condado de Herkimer, Nueva York, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
إيليون, جيرمان فلاتس, مقاطعة هيركايمر , نيويورك, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Ilion , German Flatts , Herkimer konderria , New York
Catalan:
Ilion, Estat de Nova York, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Ilion, Herkimer County, New York
Dutch:
Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Iliono, Nov-Jorkio
Haitian:
Ilion, German Flatts, Nou Yòk, Etazini
Ladin:
Ilion
Malagasy:
Ilion, Etazonia
Polish:
Ilion , German Flatts, Hrabstwo Herkimer, Nowy Jork, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Ilion, Condado de Herkimer, Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Илион , Округ Херкимер, Њујорк, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovenian:
Ilion, German Flatts, New York, Združene države Amerike
Swedish:
Ilion, German Flatts, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Ukrainian:
Іліон, Джерман-Флеттс, Геркаймер, Нью-Йорк, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Ilion, New York, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Ilion, Efrog Newydd, Unol Daleithiau America


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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed423 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed433 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Lockport - Ilion14433.4 - 423 Ma (Silurian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Conularia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Staurozoa : Stauromedusae : Conulariidae : Conularia433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Favosites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Serpula
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Cornellites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Cornellites433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Leptodesma : Leptodesma (Leiopteria)433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Herrmannina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Leperditiidae : Herrmannina433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Dizygopleura
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopida : Dizygopleura433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Lingula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Orbiculoidea
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Homoeospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Rhynchospirinidae : Homoeospira433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Howellella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : Howellella433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Eurypterus remipes
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Eurypteridae : Eurypterus : Eurypterus remipes433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Pyrenomoeus cuneatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Nuculites : Pyrenomoeus cuneatus433.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilion,_New_York
Wikidata ID:Q2710605
GeoNames ID:5121765

Localities in this Region

  • New York
    • Herkimer County

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