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Ellis County, Texas, USAi
Regional Level Types
Ellis CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Waxahachie33,384 (2017)
Midlothian22,318 (2017)
Ennis19,007 (2017)
Red Oak12,022 (2017)
Ovilla3,855 (2017)
Ferris2,534 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
49064
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49064:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté d'Ellis, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Ellis County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Ellis, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Эллис, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
埃利斯縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Ellis, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Ellis County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة إليس , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Էլիս շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Ellis konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Ellis County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
এলিস কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Елис, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Comtat d'Ellis, Texas, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Ellis County, Texas
Czech:
Ellis County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Ellis County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Ellise maakond, Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان الیس، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ელისის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Ellis megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Ellis County, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Ellis, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
エリス郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Ellis Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Ellis County, Texas, USA
Malayalam:
എല്ലിസ് കൗണ്ടി, ടെക്സസ്
Min Dong Chinese:
Ellis Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ellis Kūn
Norwegian:
Ellis County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Ellis, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Ellis, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Ellis, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Ellis, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Ellis County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Елис, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Ellis County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Ellis County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
埃利斯縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Ellis County, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Елліс, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ایلس کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Ellis, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Ellis, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
ایلس کاؤنٹی, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed105 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Taylor - Sprinkle183.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Eagle Ford - Britton193.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Boquillas193.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Britton399.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Weno4105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Platecarpus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Platecarpus100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plioplatecarpinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Plioplatecarpinae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Engonoceras serpentinum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Engonoceratidae : Engonoceras : Engonoceras serpentinum105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia) rostratum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Brancoceratidae : Mortoniceras : Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia) rostratum105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Brancoceratidae : Mortoniceras : Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Metoicoceras geslinianum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras : Metoicoceras geslinianum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metengonoceras acutum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Engonoceratidae : Metengonoceras : Metengonoceras acutum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Platycyathus scottianus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Platycyathus scottianus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Sumitomoceras bentonianum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Sumitomoceras : Sumitomoceras bentonianum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parapuzosia (Austiniceras) sealei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Parapuzosia : Parapuzosia (Austiniceras) sealei93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q110130
GeoNames ID:4688864

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