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Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sarah Baartman District Municipality | Municipality |
| Eastern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Area:
58,245 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Grahamstown | 91,548 (2012) |
| Graaff-Reinet | 62,896 (2012) |
| Kruisfontein | 18,991 (2016) |
| Port Alfred | 17,959 (2016) |
| Somerset East | 16,155 (2012) |
| Kirkwood | 10,148 (2012) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cacadu District
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| â Native Gold Formula: Au Description: Reported from quartz veins near the town. |
| â Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O Description: Manganoan variety |
| â Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| â | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| â | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | â Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | â Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | â Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | â Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | â Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | â Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | â Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | â Native Gold | Au |
Fossils
There are 97 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
- Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman District Municipality
- Paleozoic🐚 20 miles northwest of Graaff-Reinet
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 5 km west of Kirkwood
- Cenozoic🐚 ? Carlisle Bridge
- Permian🐚 Adendorp
- Permian🐚 Avonleigh
- Permian🐚 Bethesda Road Area
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Bezuidenhouts River
- Eocene🐚 Birbury Farm
- Devonian🐚 Blaaukrantz River
- Permian🐚 Blue Gum House
- Permian🐚 Boskraal
- Permian🐚 Bruintjieshoogte
- Permian🐚 Buffelshoek
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Bushmans River
- Devonian🐚 Cockscomb Mts.
- Permian🐚 Compassberg Mountain
- Permian🐚 Dalham and Upper Dalham
- Permian🐚 Doornberg
- Permian🐚 Doornkloof
- Permian🐚 Doornplaas
- Permian🐚 Doornplaats
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Dunbrody
- Permian🐚 farm MÃīrester
- Permian🐚 Farm Water Krantz
- Permian🐚 Gats River
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Geelhoutboom
- Permian🐚 Glencliff
- Devonian🐚 Gletwyn
- Paleozoic🐚 Graaf-Reinet
- Permian🐚 Graaff-Reinet Commonage
- Late/Upper Devonian🐚 Grahamstown
- Devonian🐚 Grootrivier Heights
- Early/Lower Devonian🐚 Gydo Formation
- Permian🐚 Heuningneskrans
- Quaternary🐚 Heuningneskrans Shelter
- Permian🐚 Houdkonstant
- Devonian🐚 Howisons Poort a
- Permian🐚 Kagaberg
- Permian🐚 Karreelaagte
- Permian🐚 Katbosch
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Kirkwood Cliffs
- Mesozoic🐚 Kirkwood theropod
- Pleistocene🐚 Klasies River Mouth Main Site
- Permian🐚 Kleinfontein
- Permian🐚 Klipfontein
- Permian🐚 Krantz Poort farm
- Sarah Baartman District Municipality
- Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman District Municipality
- Devonian🐚 Lake Mentz
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Loerie Station
- Permian🐚 Mandalay farm
- Phanerozoic🐚 New Bethesda Commonage
- Phanerozoic🐚 New Lootsberg Pass
- Devonian🐚 Nourse Poort
- Permian🐚 Osfontein
- Permian🐚 Oudeberg
- Permian🐚 Patrysfontein
- Permian🐚 Pearston Area
- Permian🐚 Petersburg
- Permian🐚 Poortjie
- Permian🐚 Renosterkop
- Permian🐚 Riversdale
- Permian🐚 Roodebloem
- Permian🐚 Saint Olives
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Sample 11468
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Sample 11974
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Sample 11985
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Sample 18588
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Sample 18589
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Sample 18590
- Devonian🐚 Schietkraal
- Permian🐚 Schrikwaters Poort
- Permian🐚 Slatchersnek
- Permian🐚 Sneeuberg Range
- Permian🐚 Sondagsriviershoek
- Permian🐚 Spandau Kop
- Permian🐚 Spitzkop
- Permian🐚 Styl Krantz
- Permian🐚 Stylkrantz
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Sundays River
- Permian🐚 Swaershoek
- Devonian🐚 Sweetfountain
- Permian🐚 The Grant
- Permian🐚 Van Rooyenskraal farm
- Devonian🐚 Vondeling Station
- Permian🐚 Walplaas
- Phanerozoic🐚 Wapadsberg Area
- Permian🐚 Wapadsberg Pass
- Late/Upper Devonian🐚 Waterloo Farm
- Permian🐚 Wellwood
- Permian🐚 Weltevreden
- Permian🐚 Wilgerbosch
- Permian🐚 Wimbledon
- Permian🐚 Wolwehoek
- Devonian🐚 Zoetendalsvlei a
- Permian🐚 Zuurplaats
- Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Baartman_District_Municipality |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1024985 |
Localities in this Region
- Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman District Municipality
- Eastern Cape
- Sarah Baartman District Municipality
- Makana Local Municipality
- ⭔Ndlambe Local Municipality
- ⭔Sundays River Valley Local Municipality
- Sarah Baartman District Municipality
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Unnamed quarry, Makhanda, Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa