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George Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
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George Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Garden Route District MunicipalityDistrict Municipality
Western CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
5,191 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
George12,345 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
414159
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414159:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
George, Eden, Cap occidental, Afrique du Sud
German:
George, Garden Route, Westkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di George, Municipalità distrettuale di Eden, provincia del Capo Occidentale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
喬治地方自治市, 花園大道區自治市, 西開普省, 南非
Afrikaans:
George Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Tuinroete-distriksmunisipaliteit, Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Bulgarian:
Джорджия , Идън, Западен Кейп, Република Южна Африка
Cebuano:
George, Eden District Municipality, Province of the Western Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
George, Tuinroute , West-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
George Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Eden, Kapa Bodikela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
George Komunie, Eden, West Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
George , Eden, Prowincja Przylądkowa Zachodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol George, De Affrica
Zulu:
George Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Ntshonalanga Kapa, iNingizimu Afrika


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Feⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lepus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hippotragus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Hippotragus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Raphicerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Syncerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Procavia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Procavia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Connochaetes gnou
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Connochaetes : Connochaetes gnou0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Arctocephalus pusillus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Otariidae : Arctocephalus : Arctocephalus pusillus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Antidorcas marsupialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Antidorcas : Antidorcas marsupialis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Alcelaphus buselaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphus : Alcelaphus buselaphus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q4931109
GeoNames ID:8347617

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