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Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USAi
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EllensburgCity
Kittitas CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ellensburg19,001 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
32367
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32367:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ellensburg, comté de Kittitas, Washington, États-Unis
German:
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Ellensburg, contea di Kittitas, Washington, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Элленсберг, Киттитэс, Вашингтон, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
埃伦斯堡, 基帝塔什縣, 华盛顿州, 美国
Spanish:
Ellensburg, Condado de Kittitas, Washington, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
إلينسبورغ, مقاطعة كيتيتاس, واشنطن, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Ellensburg , Kittitas konderria , Washington
Bulgarian:
Елънсбърг, Кититас, Вашингтон, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Ellensburg, Washington, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington
Chechen:
Элленсбург , Вашингтон, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
Ellensburg , Washington, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Danish:
Ellensburg, Washington, USA
Dutch:
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
الينسبورج, ولاية واشينطون, امريكا
Esperanto:
Ellensburg, Kantono Kittitas, Vaŝingtonio
Farsi/Persian:
النس بورگ، واشینگتن, شهرستان کیتیتاس، واشینگتن, واشینگتن, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Ellensburg, Wachintòn, Etazini
Hebrew:
אלנסבורג, מחוז קיטיטאס, וושינגטון, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Ellensburg, Kittitas megye, Washington, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Ellensburg, Washington, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
エレンズバーグ, キッティタス郡, ワシントン州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
엘렌스버그, 워싱턴주, 미국
Ladin:
Ellensburg
Malagasy:
Ellensburg, Washington, Etazonia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ellensburg, Kittitas Kūn
Norwegian:
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
Polish:
Ellensburg, Hrabstwo Kittitas, Waszyngton, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Ellensburg, Condado de Kittitas, Washington, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Еленсбург, Округ Кититас , Вашингтон, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Silesian:
Ellensburg, Waszyngtůn, Zjednoczůne Sztaty
South Azerbaijani:
النس بورق، واشینقتون, واشینقتون ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
Tatar:
Элленсбург , Вашингтон, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Traditional Chinese:
埃倫斯堡, 基帝塔什縣, 華盛頓州, 美國
Turkish:
Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Елленсбург, Кіттітас, Вашингтон, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ellensburg, Vashington shtati, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Ellensburg, Quận Kittitas, Washington, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Ellensburg, Washington, Lamerikän
Waray:
Ellensburg, Condado han Kittitas, Washington, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Ellensburg, Washington, Unol Daleithiau America
West Frisian:
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, Feriene Steaten


Creeks in the Ellensburg area that produce beautiful blue agate termed Ellensburg Blue.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
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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

List of minerals for each chemical element

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

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellensburg,_Washington
Wikidata ID:Q868684
GeoNames ID:5793639

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