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Zapata County, Texas, USAi
Regional Level Types
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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