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Kilifi County, Kenyai
Regional Level Types
Kilifi CountyDistrict
KenyaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Malindi118,265 (2013)
Kilifi46,118 (2013)
Mariakani12,786 (2018)
Takaungu10,760 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
26992
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26992:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kilifi, Kenya
German:
Kilifi County, Kenia
Italian:
contea di Kilifi, Kenya
Simplified Chinese:
基利菲县, 肯尼亚
Spanish:
Condado de Kilifi, Kenia
Swahili:
Kaunti ya Kilifi, Kenya
Cebuano:
Kilifi, Kenya
Dutch:
Kilifi, Kenia
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کیلیفی, کنیا
Finnish:
Kilifin piirikunta, Kenia
Japanese:
キリフィ , ケニア
Korean:
킬리피 현, 케냐
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kilifi Kūn, Kenya
Norwegian:
Kilifi fylke, Kenya
Swedish:
Kilifi, Kenya
Urdu:
کیلیفی کاؤنٹی, کینیا
Vietnamese:
Kilifi, Kenya


One of the 47 counties of Kenya. This county was part of the former Coast province prior to 2013.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 12 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.

Occurrences39
Youngest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sabaki12163.5 - 152.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Miritini Shales1166.1 - 163.5 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Miritini Shale2166.1 - 163.5 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Kambe12168.3 - 166.1 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Arctostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Arctostrea166.1 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys168.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Eopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Eopecten168.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Exogyra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Meleagrinella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Meleagrinella163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Placunopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Placunopsis163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Plicatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudomonotis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pseudomonotidae : Pseudomonotis163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Spondylopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Spondylopecten168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Astarte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte168.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Isocyprina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Isocyprina163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Quenstedtia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Quenstedtiidae : Quenstedtia163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Acanthorhynchia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Acanthothirididae : Acanthorhynchia168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhynchonella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonella168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Entolium demissus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entolium : Entolium demissus168.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Somalirhynchia africana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Somalirhynchia : Somalirhynchia africana163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Exogyra solea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Exogyra solea163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Bositra buchi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Posidoniidae : Bositra : Bositra buchi166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitidae : Belemnites : Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 12 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilifi_County
Wikidata ID:Q1741307
GeoNames ID:192064

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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