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Eswatinii
Regional Level Types
EswatiniCountry

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Geological map of Swaziland

Eswatini
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Sinceni Mountain and cassiterite diggings

Sinceni Mtn, Lubombo Region, Eswatini
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Geological map of Swaziland

Eswatini
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Sinceni Mountain and cassiterite diggings

Sinceni Mtn, Lubombo Region, Eswatini
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Geological map of Swaziland

Eswatini
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Sinceni Mountain and cassiterite diggings

Sinceni Mtn, Lubombo Region, Eswatini
Area:
17,364 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Manzini110,537 (2013)
Mbabane76,218 (2012)
Big Bend10,342 (2013)
Malkerns9,724 (2018)
Nhlangano9,016 (2018)
Mhlume8,652 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
24757
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24757:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ae755d7d-2ef0-4e58-89cb-1c55fcf4384a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kingdom of Eswatini; eSwatini; Swaziland
Other Languages:
French:
Swaziland
German:
Swasiland
Italian:
Swaziland
Russian:
Свазиленд
Simplified Chinese:
斯威士兰
Spanish:
Suazilandia
Achinese:
Swaziland
Afrikaans:
Swaziland
Albanian:
Suazilendi
Alemannic:
Swasiland
Amharic:
ኤስዋቲኒ
Anglo-Saxon:
Sƿasiland
Arabic:
سوازيلاند
Aragonese:
Swazilandia
Armenian:
Սվազիլենդ
Asturian:
Suazilandia
Aymara:
Suasïsuiu
Azeri:
Esvatini
Bambara:
Swaziland
Bashkir:
Эсватини
Basque:
Swazilandia
Belarusian:
Свазіленд
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Эсўаціні
Bengali:
সোয়াজিল্যান্ড
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সোয়াজিল্যান্ড
Bosnian:
Svazi
Breton:
Swaziland
Bulgarian:
Свазиленд
Burmese:
ဆွာဇီလန်နိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Swazilàndia
Cebuano:
Swaziland
Central Bikol:
Swasilandya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
سوازیلاند
Chavacano:
Swaziland
Chechen:
Свазиленд
Classical Chinese:
史瓦濟蘭
Cornish:
Pow Swati
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Svaziland
Croatian:
Svazi
Czech:
Svazijsko
Danish:
Swaziland
Doteli:
स्वाजिल्याण्ड
Dutch:
Swaziland
Dzongkha:
སུ་ཝ་ཛི་ལེནཌ
Egyptian Arabic:
اسواتينى
Esperanto:
Svazilando
Estonian:
Svaasimaa
Ewe:
Swaziland
Extremaduran:
Suazilandia
Faroese:
Svasiland
Farsi/Persian:
سوازیلند
Fiji Hindi:
Swaziland
Finnish:
Swazimaa
Franco-Provençal:
Souazilande
Fula:
Swaasilannda
Gagauz:
Svazilend
Galician:
Suacilandia
Georgian:
სვაზილენდი
Greek:
Σουαζιλάνδη
Greenlandic:
Swazilandi
Guarani:
Suasilándia
Gujarati:
સ્વાઝીલેન્ડ
Haitian:
Swazilann
Hakka:
Swaziland
Hausa:
ESwatini
Hawaiian:
Suazilana
Hebrew:
סווזילנד
Hindi:
स्वाज़ीलैण्ड
Hungarian:
Szváziföld
Icelandic:
Svasíland
Ido:
Eswatini
Igbo:
Swaziland
Iloko:
Swaziland
Indonesian:
Swaziland
Interlingua:
Swazilandia
Interlingue:
Swaziland
Irish Gaelic:
An tSuasalainn
Jamaican Patois:
Suazilan
Japanese:
スワジランド
Javanese:
ESwatini
Judaeo-Spanish:
Suazilandia
Kabiye:
Suwazilandɩ
Kabyle:
Swaziland
Kalmyk:
Свазилендин Нутг
Kannada:
ಸ್ವಾಜಿಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್
Kapampangan:
Swaziland
Karakalpak:
Svazilend
Kashmiri:
سُوزِلینٛڑ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Суазиланд
Khmer:
សូហ្ស៉ីឡង់
Kikuyu:
Uswazi
Kinyarwanda:
Swazilande
Kongo:
Swati
Korean:
스와질란드
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Swaziland
Kyrgyz:
Эсватини
Lao:
ສະວາຊິແລນ
Latin:
Swazia
Latvian:
Svazilenda
Ligurian:
Swaziland
Limburgian:
Swaziland
Lingala:
Swaziland
Lingua Franca Nova:
Suaziland
Lithuanian:
Svazilandas
Livvi-Karelian:
Svazimua
Lojban:
suazilynd
Lombard:
Swaziland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Swasiland
Luganda:
Swaziland
Luri:
سۊڤازیلند
Luxembourgish:
Swasiland
Macedonian:
Свазиленд
Malagasy:
Soazilandy
Malay:
Eswatini
Malayalam:
സ്വാസിലാന്റ്
Maltese:
Sważiland
Manx:
Yn Çheer Swassee
Maori:
Warerangi
Marathi:
स्वाझीलँड
Mazanderani:
سوزایلند
Meadow Mari:
Свазиленд
Min Dong Chinese:
Swaziland
Mingrelian:
სვაზილენდი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Swazi-tē
Mongolian:
Свазиланд
Nahuatl:
Suazitlālpan
Navajo:
Swáazi Dineʼé Bikéyah
Nepali:
स्वाजिल्याण्ड
Norfolk:
Swoseland
Northern Frisian:
Eswatini
Northern Sami:
Svazieana
Northern Sotho:
ESwatini
Norwegian:
Swaziland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Eswatini
Novial:
Swazilande
Occitan:
eSwatini
Odia:
ସ୍ଵାଜିଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ
Ossetian:
Свазиленд
Pali:
स्वाजीलैंड
Papiamento:
Swaziland
Pashto:
سوازيلانډ
Pennsylvania German:
Swasiland
Piedmontese:
Swaziland
Polish:
Suazi
Portuguese:
Suazilândia
Punjabi:
ਸਵਾਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ
Quechua:
Swasisuyu
Ripuarian:
ẞwaasiland
Romanian:
Swaziland
Rundi:
Suwazilandi
Russia Buriat:
Свазиланд
Samogitian:
Esvatėnis
Sango:
Swäzïlânde
Sanskrit:
स्वाजीलैंड
Sardinian:
Swaziland
Saterland Frisian:
Swasilound
Scots:
Swaziland
Scottish Gaelic:
Rìoghachd eSwatini
Serbian:
Свазиленд
Serbian (Latin Script):
Esvatini
Serbo-Croatian:
Esvatini
Sesotho:
Swatsing
Shona:
Swaziland
Sicilian:
Swaziland
Silesian:
Suazi
Sindhi:
سوازي لينڊ
Sinhalese:
ස්වාසිලන්තය
Slovak:
Svazijsko
Slovenian:
Svazi
Somali:
Swasiland
South Azerbaijani:
سوازیلند
Sundanese:
Swaziland
Swahili:
Uswazi
Swati:
eSwatini
Swedish:
Swaziland
Tagalog:
Suwasilandya
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Свазиленд
Tamil:
சுவாசிலாந்து
Tatar:
Свазиленд
Telugu:
స్వాజీలాండ్
Thai:
สวาซิแลนด์
Tibetan (Standard):
སུ་ཝ་ཛི་ལནཌ།
Tigrinya:
ኤስዋቲኒ
Tongan:
Suasileni
Traditional Chinese:
斯威士蘭
Tsonga:
ESwatini
Turkish:
Svaziland
Turkmen:
Swazilend
Ukrainian:
Свазіленд
Upper Sorbian:
Swaziska
Urdu:
سوازی لینڈ
Uyghur:
سۋازىلېند
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Svazilend
Venetian:
Swaziland
Veps:
Esvatini
Vietnamese:
Swaziland
Volapük:
Svasiyän
Võro:
Svaasimaa
Waray:
Swazilandya
Welsh:
Gwlad Swazi
West Frisian:
Swazilân
Western Punjabi:
سوازی لینڈ
Wolof:
Suwaasilaand
Wu Chinese:
斯威士蘭
Yakut:
Суазилэнд
Yiddish:
סוואזילאנד
Yoruba:
Swásílándì
Zazaki:
Swaziland
Zhuang:
Eswatini
Zulu:
Eswatini


Formally known as the Kingdom of Eswatini.

The Kingdom of Eswatini was previously known as Swaziland which was a former British protectorate from 1903 to its independence on 6 September 1968. In April 2018, the country was officially renamed Kingdom of Eswatini.

Eswatini is divided into four regions (previously districts until April 2018): Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini and Shiselweni.

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Mineral List

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

72 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aeschynite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Deposits of grey-white andalusite with diaspore occur in pyrophyllite schist. Mined as a source of aluminium.
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Armenite
Formula: Ba(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
'Asbestos'
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Known to be present in veins up to 1 metre thick in chert, on the eastern bank of the Londolozi river.
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Found on the slopes of Nsalitshe Hill, occurs in veins 1-4 metres wide, individual crystals up to 15cm diameter.
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Clinochrysotile'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Coesite
Formula: SiO2
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Diamond
Formula: C
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
'Fergusonite' ?
Description: small rounded lenticular pebbles
Fluorcalciomicrolite
Formula: (Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
Fluor-elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Colour: Mauve
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.
Graphite
Formula: C
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Hornblende'
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
'Lepidolite'
'Limonite'
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Description: Occasionally found as an alteration product in ultramafic rocks on the western slopes of Ngwenya mountains.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mercury
Formula: Hg
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Hyalophane
Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
'Orthochrysotile'
'Parachrysotile'
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Polylithionite
Formula: KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Stichtite
Formula: Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Diamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Hematite
var. Specularite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Coesite4.DA.35SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Aeschynite-(Y)4.DF.05(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Fluorcalciomicrolite4.DH.15(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Stichtite5.DA.50Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Fluor-elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Armenite9.CM.05Ba(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Polylithionite9.EC.20KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Clinochrysotile'9.ED.
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline
var. Hyalophane
9.FA.30(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Celsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Parachrysotile'-
'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Fergusonite' ?-
'Columbite-Tantalite'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'K Feldspar'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
'Mica Group'-
'Asbestos'-
'Orthochrysotile'-
'Hornblende'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Lepidolite'-
'Limonite'-
'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
H ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Li Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DiamondC
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
C WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
O Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O CoesiteSiO2
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HübneriteMnWO4
O Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O WitheriteBaCO3
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Olivine GroupM2SiO4
O Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
O Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
F Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Na Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si CoesiteSiO2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Si Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Ca ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
TiTitanium
Ti Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
MnManganese
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As CobaltiteCoAsS
YYttrium
Y Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Y Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Nb Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nb Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Ba ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Ba Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ba WitheriteBaCO3
CeCerium
Ce Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Ta Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Ta Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
WTungsten
W HübneriteMnWO4
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg MercuryHg
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
ThThorium
Th Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Th Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
U Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Mesoarchean : 3074 ± 3 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Archean
  Mesoarchean
ⓘ Zircon3074 ± 3 MaSinceni Mtn, Lubombo Region, Eswatini

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences149
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed174 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Third White Ash10.126 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Lebombo Volcanic2174.1 - 163.5 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Elephantulus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea : Macroscelididae : Elephantulus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Crocidura
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Crocidura2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Suncus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Suncus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Amblysomus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Afrosoricida : Chrysochloridae : Amblysomus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Rhinolophus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Rhinolophidae : Rhinolophus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Eptesicus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Eptesicus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Myotis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Scotophilus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Scotophilus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tadarida
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Molossidae : Tadarida2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mystromys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Mystromys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tatera
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Tatera2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Aethomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Aethomys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dasymys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Dasymys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dendromus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Dendromus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Grammomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Grammomys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lemniscomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Lemniscomys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Malacothrix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Malacothrix2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mastomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mastomys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Otomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Murina : Otomys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pelomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Pelomys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Saccostomus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Saccostomus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Thallomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Thallomys2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lepus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Suidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Alcelaphus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hippotragus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Hippotragus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Manis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pholidota : Manidae : Manis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Otozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Otozamites174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Hippopotamus amphibius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus amphibius2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Homo sapiens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Homo : Homo sapiens0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Chlorocebus aethiops
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Chlorocebus : Chlorocebus aethiops2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Nycteris
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Nycteridae : Nycteris2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Panthera pardus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera pardus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Potamochoerus porcus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Potamochoerus : Potamochoerus porcus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lepus capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus : Lepus capensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Capra hircus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Capra : Capra hircus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cephalophus grimmia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus : Cephalophus grimmia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ovis aries
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Ovis : Ovis aries2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Graphiurus murinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Graphiurus : Graphiurus murinus2.588 - 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
Cephalophus monticola
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus : Cephalophus monticola2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Antidorcas marsupialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Antidorcas : Antidorcas marsupialis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ourebia ourebi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Ourebia : Ourebia ourebi2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus sharpei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus : Raphicerus sharpei2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus campestris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus : Raphicerus campestris2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hippotragus niger
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Hippotragus : Hippotragus niger2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hippotragus equinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Hippotragus : Hippotragus equinus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Alcelaphus buselaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphus : Alcelaphus buselaphus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Kobus : Kobus ellipsiprymnus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tragelaphus angasii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Tragelaphus : Tragelaphus angasii2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Syncerus caffer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus : Syncerus caffer2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Loxodonta africana
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Loxodonta : Loxodonta africana2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Eudorcas thomsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Eudorcas : Eudorcas thomsoni0.0117 - 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
Lycaon pictus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Lycaon : Lycaon pictus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Parahyaena brunnea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Parahyaena : Parahyaena brunnea2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Herpestes sanguineus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Herpestes : Herpestes sanguineus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mellivora capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mellivora : Mellivora capensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cryptomys hottentotus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Bathyergidae : Cryptomys : Cryptomys hottentotus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tragelaphus scriptus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Tragelaphus : Tragelaphus scriptus2.588 - 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
Oreotragus oreotragus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Oreotragus : Oreotragus oreotragus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Redunca fulvorufula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Redunca : Redunca fulvorufula2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hystrix africaeaustralis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix : Hystrix africaeaustralis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Herpestes pulverulentus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Herpestes : Herpestes pulverulentus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Damaliscus dorcas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Damaliscus : Damaliscus dorcas2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus quagga burchelli
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus quagga burchelli2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Steatomys pratensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Steatomys : Steatomys pratensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pagiophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Pagiophyllum174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Equus capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus capensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Miniopterus schreibersi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Miniopterus : Miniopterus schreibersi2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Thryonomys swinderianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae : Thryonomys : Thryonomys swinderianus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Damaliscus lunatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Damaliscus : Damaliscus lunatus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Papio ursinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Papio : Papio ursinus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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