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Oudtshoorn Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Oudtshoorn Local Municipality | Municipality |
| Garden Route District Municipality | District Municipality |
| Western Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Area:
3,540 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Oudtshoorn | 61,507 (2016) |
| De Rust | 3,566 (2016) |
Other Languages:
French:
Oudtshoorn, Eden, Cap occidental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Oudtshoorn, Garden Route, Westkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Oudtshoorn, Municipalità distrettuale di Eden, provincia del Capo Occidentale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
奧茨胡恩地方自治市, 花園大道區自治市, 西開普省, 南非
Afrikaans:
Oudtshoorn Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Tuinroete-distriksmunisipaliteit, Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Cebuano:
Oudtshoorn , Eden District Municipality, Province of the Western Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Oudtshoorn, Tuinroute , West-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Oudtshoorn Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Eden, Kapa Bodikela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Oudtshoorn Komunie, Eden, West Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Oudtshoorn, Eden, Prowincja Przylądkowa Zachodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Oudtshoorn, De Affrica
Zulu:
Oudtshoorn Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Ntshonalanga Kapa, iNingizimu Afrika
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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-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Colour: Pale blue Description: Crystals up to 2mm long in rosettes have been found growing on calcite and on limestone, this is unusually enriched in strontium. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Fossils
There are 2 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.
| Occurrences | 41 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 2.59 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 164 Ma (Middle Jurassic) | ||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudtshoorn_Local_Municipality |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1417176 |
Localities in this Region
- Western Cape
- Garden Route District Municipality
- Oudtshoorn Local Municipality
- Garden Route District Municipality
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