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Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
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OudtshoornTown
Oudtshoorn Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Garden Route District MunicipalityDistrict Municipality
Western CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Oudtshoorn61,507 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
236272
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:236272:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Afrikaans:
Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Tuinroete-distriksmunisipaliteit, Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
French:
Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn, Eden, Cap occidental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn, Garden Route, Westkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Oudtshoorn, Municipalità locale di Oudtshoorn, Municipalità distrettuale di Eden, provincia del Capo Occidentale, Sudafrica
Northern Sotho:
Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Eden, Kapa Bodikela, Afrika Borwa
Russian:
Оудсхурн, Эден, Западно-Капская провинция, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
奧茨胡恩 , 奧茨胡恩地方自治市, 花園大道區自治市, 西開普省, 南非
Spanish:
Oudtshoorn, Distrito Municipal de Eden, El Cabo Occidental, Sudáfrica
Zulu:
I-Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Ntshonalanga Kapa, iNingizimu Afrika
Armenian:
Օուդսհորն, Էդեն, Արևելյան Քեյփ, Հարավային Աֆրիկա
Bulgarian:
Оудсхорн, Идън, Западен Кейп, Република Южна Африка
Catalan:
Oudtshoorn, Cap Occidental, Sud-àfrica
Cebuano:
Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn , Eden District Municipality, Province of the Western Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Danish:
Oudtshoorn, Vest-Kapprovinsen, Sydafrika
Dutch:
Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn, Tuinroute , West-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Esperanto:
Oudtshoorn, Okcidenta Kablando, Sud-Afriko
Estonian:
Oudtshoorn, Edeni ringkond, Lääne-Kapimaa, Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik
Hebrew:
אודסהורן, הכף המערבי, דרום אפריקה
Hindi:
ओड्सटॉर्न, पश्चिमी केप प्रान्त, दक्षिण अफ़्रीका
Japanese:
オウツフルン, エデン郡, 西ケープ州, 南アフリカ
Malagasy:
Oudtshoorn, Afrika Atsimo
Norwegian:
Oudtshoorn, Wes-Kaap, Sør-Afrika
Polish:
Oudtshoorn, Oudtshoorn, Eden, Prowincja Przylądkowa Zachodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Romanian:
Oudtshoorn, Provincia Western Cape, Africa de Sud
Slovenian:
Oudtshoorn, Južna Afrika
Swahili:
Oudtshoorn, Rasi ya Magharibi, Afrika Kusini
Swedish:
Oudtshoorn, Västra Kapprovinsen, Sydafrika


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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Uitenhage - Enon1163.5 - 100.5 Ma (Mesozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda163.5 - 100.5 Ma
Mesozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudtshoorn
Wikidata ID:Q951049

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