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Chongwe District, Lusaka Province, Zambiai
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Chongwe DistrictDistrict
Lusaka ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chongwe6,057 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
343255
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:343255:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambie
Italian:
Distretto di Chongwe, provincia di Lusaka, Zambia
Simplified Chinese:
瓊戈韋縣, 卢萨卡省, 赞比亚
Cebuano:
Chongwe District, Lusaka Province
Dutch:
Chongwe District, Lusaka, Zambia
Indonesian:
Distrik Chongwe, Provinsi Lusaka, Zambia
Japanese:
チョングウェ地区, ルサカ州, ザンビア
Lithuanian:
Čongvės apskritis, Lusakos provincija, Zambija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chongwe Koān
Polish:
Dystrykt Chongwe, Prowincja Lusaka, Zambia


Chongwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Chongwe.

Before 1997, Chongwe District, together with Kafue District and Rufunsa District, was known as "Lusaka Rural".

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Davidite-(La)
Formula: La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘDavidite-(La)4.CC.40La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
OOxygen
Oⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
FFluorine
Fⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
VVanadium
Vⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
CrChromium
Crⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
FeIron
Feⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
YYttrium
Yⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38
UUranium
Uⓘ Davidite-(La)La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality 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.

Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lepus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Alcelaphus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hippopotamus amphibius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus amphibius2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Herpestes ichneumon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Herpestes : Herpestes ichneumon2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Genetta genetta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverridae : Genetta : Genetta genetta2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cephalophus grimmia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus : Cephalophus grimmia2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Orycteropus afer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : Orycteropus : Orycteropus afer2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Phacochoerus : Phacochoerus aethiopicus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Connochaetes taurina
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Connochaetes : Connochaetes taurina2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Procavia capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Procavia : Procavia capensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Heterohyrax brucei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Heterohyrax : Heterohyrax brucei2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus sharpei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus : Raphicerus sharpei2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Syncerus caffer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus : Syncerus caffer2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Aonyx capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Aonyx : Aonyx capensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Eudorcas thomsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Eudorcas : Eudorcas thomsoni2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mungos mungo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Mungos : Mungos mungo2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Felis lybica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Felis : Felis lybica2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Caracal caracal
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Caracal : Caracal caracal2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Caracal serval
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Caracal : Caracal serval2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Taurotragus oryx
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Taurotragus : Taurotragus oryx2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Crocuta crocuta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Crocuta : Crocuta crocuta2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mellivora capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mellivora : Mellivora capensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canis mesomelas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis mesomelas2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Otocyon megalotis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Otocyon : Otocyon megalotis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Tragelaphus : Tragelaphus strepsiceros2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Aepyceros melampus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Aepyceros : Aepyceros melampus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hystrix africaeaustralis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix : Hystrix africaeaustralis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus quagga burchelli
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus quagga burchelli2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Thryonomys swinderianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae : Thryonomys : Thryonomys swinderianus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Damaliscus lunatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Damaliscus : Damaliscus lunatus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongwe_District
Wikidata ID:Q3031144
GeoNames ID:7910080

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