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Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Makana Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Sarah Baartman District MunicipalityMunicipality
Eastern CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
4,376 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Grahamstown91,548 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
414225
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414225:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Makana, Cap-Oriental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Makana, Ostkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Makana, provincia del Capo Orientale, Sudafrica
Russian:
Макана, Восточно-Капская провинция, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
馬卡納地方自治市, 東開普省, 南非
Spanish:
Makana, El Cabo Oriental, Sudáfrica
Afrikaans:
Makana Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Oos-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Cebuano:
Makana, Eastern Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Makana, Oost-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Finnish:
Makana Local Municipality, Itä-Kap, Etelä-Afrikka
Japanese:
マカナ地方自治体, 東ケープ州, 南アフリカ
Northern Sotho:
Makana Mmusogae, Kapa Bohlabela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Makana Komunie, Est Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Makana, Prowincja Przylądkowa Wschodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Sesotho:
Masepala oa Makana, Kapa Botjhabela, Afrika Borwa
Ukrainian:
Макана, Східна Капська провінція, Південно-Африканська Республіка
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Makana, De Affrica
Zulu:
Makana Local Municipality, KwaXhosa, iNingizimu Afrika


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

2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences26
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed393 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 7 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Plectonotus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Proserpinidae : Plectonotus382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Nuculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Nuculites382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Palaeoneilo
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Palaeoneilo382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Janeia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Solemyidae : Janeia382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Modiomorpha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Modiomorpha382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Paraprothyris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Paraprothyris382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Sanguinolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : Sanguinolites382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Trimerus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Trimerus382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Lingula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Orbiculoidea
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Tropidoleptus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Tropidoleptidae : Tropidoleptus382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Eunotosaurus africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eunotosaurus : Eunotosaurus africanus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Priscomyzon riniensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Petromyzontida : Petromyzontiformes : Priscomyzon : Priscomyzon riniensis372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Broomia perplexa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Millerettidae : Broomia : Broomia perplexa265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Archaeosigillaria
genus
Plantae : Lycopodiophyta : Archaeosigillaria393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Praeramunculus
genus
Progymnospermopsida : Praeramunculus393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Dutoitea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rhyniopsida : Dutoitea393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Palaeostigma
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rhyniaceae : Palaeostigma393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Flabellofolium
genus
Plantae : Flabellofolium393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Howisonia
genus
Plantae : Howisonia393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Leptophloeum australe
species
Plantae : Lycopodiophyta : Leptophloeum : Leptophloeum australe393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Gondwanascorpio emzantsiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Gondwanascorpio : Gondwanascorpio emzantsiensis372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Serenichthys kowiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Coelacanthimorpha : Serenichthys : Serenichthys kowiensis372.2 - 358.9 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Homopus fenestratus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Homopus : Homopus fenestratus23.03 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makana_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q1886243
GeoNames ID:8347456

Localities in this Region

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