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Southern District, Botswanai
Regional Level Types
Southern DistrictDistrict
BotswanaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kanye44,716 (2012)
Mosopa19,561 (2012)
Khakhea2,133 (2012)
Mabuli1,665 (2006)
Sekoma1,083 (2018)
Tlhareselele804 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
123172
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123172:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District du Sud, Botswana
German:
Southern District, Botswana
Italian:
distretto Meridionale, Botswana
Russian:
Южный округ, Ботсвана
Simplified Chinese:
南部區, 波札那
Spanish:
Distrito Sur, Botsuana
Afrikaans:
Suid distrik, Botswana
Arabic:
المقاطعة الجنوبية, بوتسوانا
Asturian:
Distritu sur, Botsuana
Azeri:
Cənubi dairə, Botsvana
Basque:
Hegoaldea, Botswana
Belarusian:
Паўднёвая акруга, Батсвана
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Паўднёвая акруга Батсваны, Батсвана
Bengali:
সাউদার্ন জেলা, বতসোয়ানা
Breton:
Southern, Botswana
Bulgarian:
Южен окръг, Ботсвана
Catalan:
Districte del Sud, Botswana
Cebuano:
Southern District, Botswana
Danish:
Southern District, Botswana
Dutch:
Southern, Botswana
Esperanto:
Suda Distrikto, Bocvano
Finnish:
Southern District, Botswana
Georgian:
სამხრეთის ოლქი, ბოტსვანა
Greek:
Νότια Περιφέρεια, Μποτσουάνα
Gujarati:
દક્ષિણી જિલ્લો, બોત્સવાના
Hindi:
दक्षिणी जिला , बोत्सवाना
Indonesian:
Distrik Selatan, Botswana
Japanese:
サザン地区, ボツワナ
Kannada:
ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಬೋಟ್ಸ್ವಾನ
Korean:
남부 구, 보츠와나
Latvian:
Dienvidu distrikts, Botsvana
Lithuanian:
Pietų rajonas, Botsvana
Macedonian:
Јужен округ, Боцвана
Malay:
Southern District, Botswana
Marathi:
दक्षिणी जिल्हा, बोत्स्वाना
Northern Frisian:
Southern, Botswana
Norwegian:
Southern, Botswana
Polish:
Dystrykt Southern, Botswana
Portuguese:
Distrito do Sul, Botswana
Romanian:
Districtul Southern, Botswana
Sinhalese:
දකුණු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, බොට්ස්වානා
Swedish:
Southern, Botswana
Tamil:
தெற்கு மாவட்டம், போட்சுவானா
Telugu:
దక్షిణ జిల్లా, బోత్సువానా
Thai:
เขตภาคใต้ , บอตสวานา
Turkish:
Güney Bölgesi, Botsvana
Ukrainian:
Південний округ, Ботсвана
Urdu:
سدرن ضلع, بوٹسوانا
Vietnamese:
Quận Miền Nam, Botswana
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ تھلواں, بوٹسوانا
Wu Chinese:
南部区 , 博茨瓦纳


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12 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Australopithecus africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Australopithecus : Australopithecus africanus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_District_(Botswana)
Wikidata ID:Q57609
GeoNames ID:933043

Localities in this Region

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African PlateTectonic Plate

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