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uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| uMkhanyakude District Municipality | District |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Lebombo Mountains Jozini area
Jozini, Jozini Local Municipality, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Jozini, Jozini Local Municipality, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Hluhluwe | 1,500 (2012) |
Other Languages:
Afrikaans:
Umkhanyakude-distriksmunisipaliteit, KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika
French:
Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, Afrique du Sud
German:
UMkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità distrettuale di Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, Sudafrica
Northern Sotho:
Mmasepala Setereke tša Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu Natala, Afrika Borwa
Russian:
Умкханьякуде, Квазулу-Натал, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
烏姆克哈恩亞庫德區自治市, 夸祖魯-納塔爾省, 南非
Zulu:
Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, iNingizimu Afrika
Armenian:
Ումխանյակուդե, Նատալ, Հարավային Աֆրիկա
Cebuano:
UMkhanyakude District Municipality, Province of KwaZulu-Natal, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Umkhanyakude, KwaZoeloe-Natal, Zuid-Afrika
Indonesian:
Distrik uMkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, Afrika Selatan
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Umkhanyakude Khu-he̍k Chū-tī-thé, Lâm-hui-kok
Novial:
Umkanyakude, Kwazulu-Natal, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, Republika Południowej Afryki
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Rhebok workings, Hlabisa, Big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Rabes claims, Hlabisa, Big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Unnamed claims, Hlabisa, Big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scolecite Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Scolecite | 9.GA.05 | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scolecite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
Fossils
There are 67 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.
- KwaZulu-Natal
- uMkhanyakude District Municipality
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Acanthoceras beds
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Between locality 176 and western end of locality 177
- Cretaceous🐚 Environs of locality 144
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Environs of Locality 17
- Pleistocene🐚 False Bay
- Cretaceous🐚 Haughton Z17
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Haughton Z18
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Haughton Z19
- Pleistocene🐚 KwaZulu-Natal
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 105
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 109
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 109F
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 110
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 113 [St Lucia Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 13 [St Lucia Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 133
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 134
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 14
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 153
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 154
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 163 [Makatini Fm]
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 168
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 169
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 170
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 175
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 176
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 179 [Mzinene Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 181
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 183
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 196 [St Lucia Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 20 [St Lucia Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 22
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 24 [St Lucia Fm]
- uMkhanyakude District Municipality
- KwaZulu-Natal
- uMkhanyakude District Municipality
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 35
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 36
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 37
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 51
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 52
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality 53
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 54 [Mzinene Fm]
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 56 [Mzinene Fm]
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 57 [Mzinene Fm]
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 61
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 62 [Mzinene Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 63
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 64 [Mzinene Fm]
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 65 [Mzinene Fm]
- Cretaceous🐚 Locality 66 [Mzinene Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 71 [St Lucia Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 72 [St Lucia Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 74
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 locality 80
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 91 [St Lucia Fm]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Locality 93
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Locality H45
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Mkuze Game Reserve
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Mlambongwenya
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Munywana
- Cretaceous🐚 Mzinene River
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 North-western part of the Nibela Peninsula
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Picnic Point
- Cretaceous🐚 Presumably Pongola River
- Miocene🐚 Uloa
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Umfolosi R.
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 West bank of the Hluhluwe River
- Quaternary🐚 Whaling Survey
- uMkhanyakude District Municipality
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhanyakude_District_Municipality |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1654018 |
| GeoNames ID: | 8347388 |
Localities in this Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- uMkhanyakude District Municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
African Plate
- Kalahari Craton
- Kaapvaal CratonCraton
- Mozambique basinBasin
- Mozambique BeltOrogenic Belt
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Jozini, Jozini Local Municipality, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa