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Zululand District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Zululand District MunicipalityDistrict
KwaZulu-NatalProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vryheid150,012 (2012)
Mondlo44,922 (2013)
Ulundi20,753 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
260156
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260156:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Afrikaans:
Zululand-distriksmunisipaliteit, KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika
French:
Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, Afrique du Sud
German:
Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità distrettuale di Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, Sudafrica
Northern Sotho:
Mmasepala Setereke tša Zululand, KwaZulu Natala, Afrika Borwa
Russian:
Зулуленд, Квазулу-Натал, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
祖魯蘭區自治市, 夸祖魯-納塔爾省, 南非
Spanish:
Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, Sudáfrica
Xhosa:
Zululand District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natala, UMzantsi Afrika
Zulu:
Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, iNingizimu Afrika
Armenian:
Զուլուլենդ, Նատալ, Հարավային Աֆրիկա
Cebuano:
Zululand District Municipality, Province of KwaZulu-Natal, Habagatang Aprika
Danish:
Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, Sydafrika
Dutch:
Zululand, KwaZoeloe-Natal, Zuid-Afrika
Estonian:
Zululandi ringkond, KwaZulu-Natal, Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik
Finnish:
Zulumaa, KwaZulu-Natal, Etelä-Afrikka
Indonesian:
Distrik Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, Afrika Selatan
Japanese:
ズールーランド郡, クワズール・ナタール州, 南アフリカ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Zululand Khu-he̍k Chū-tī-thé, Lâm-hui-kok
Norwegian:
Zululand, IKwaZulu-Natali, Sør-Afrika
Novial:
Zulu-lande, Kwazulu-Natal, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, Republika Południowej Afryki
Slovenian:
Zululand, Južna Afrika
Ukrainian:
Зулуленд, Квазулу-Наталь, Південно-Африканська Республіка


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Högbomite Group'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ 'Wad'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘvar. Chiastolite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Högbomite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed272 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed279 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Middle Ecca - Vryheid11279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Arberia
genus
Arberia279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Arberiales
order
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Arberiopsida : Arberiales279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Podozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podozamites279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zululand_District_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q2309262
GeoNames ID:8347367

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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