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Elk County, Pennsylvania, USAi
Regional Level Types
Elk CountyCounty
PennsylvaniaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Saint Marys13,070 (2017)
Ridgway3,896 (2017)
Johnsonburg2,371 (2017)
Kersey937 (2017)
Weedville542 (2017)
Byrnedale427 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
233849
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233849:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Elk, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis
German:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Elk, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Элк, Пенсильвания, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
艾克縣 , 宾夕法尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Elk, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة إلك, بنسيلفانيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Էլկ շրջան, Փենսիլվանիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Elk konderria , Pennsylvania
Bavarian:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
এল্ক কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Елк, Пенсилвания, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Elk County, Pennsylvania
Cornish:
Konteth Elk, Pennsylvani, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Elki maakond, Pennsylvania, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ال، پنسیلوانیا, پنسیلوانیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ელკის ოლქი, პენსილვანია, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז אלק, פנסילבניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Elk megye, Pennsylvania, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Elk, Pennsylvania, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
エルク郡, ペンシルベニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Elk Comitatus, Pennsilvania, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Elk Gông, Pennsylvania
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Elk Kūn
Norwegian:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Elk, Pensylwania, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Elk, Pensilvânia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Elk, Pennsylvania, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Elk, Pennsylvania, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Елк , Пенсилванија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA
Traditional Chinese:
艾克縣, 賓夕凡尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Elk County, Pensilvanya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Елк, Пенсильванія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ایلک کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Elk, Pennsylvania, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Elk, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
الک کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, امریکہ


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7 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed323 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pocono23346.7 - 323.2 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Euphyllophytina
subphylum
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Euphyllophytina358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Adiantites
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Calamopityales : Calamopityaceae : Adiantites358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Crinozoa
subphylum
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinozoa358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_County,_Pennsylvania
Wikidata ID:Q494254
GeoNames ID:5188486

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