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Swartland Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
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Swartland Local MunicipalityMunicipality
West Coast District MunicipalityDistrict
Western CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
3,707 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Malmesbury34,991 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
412973
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:412973:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ec96994a-fe05-414a-8013-4015e56aa917
Other Languages:
French:
Swartland, District de West Coast, Cap occidental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Swartland, West Coast , Westkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Swartland, Municipalità distrettuale di West Coast, provincia del Capo Occidentale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
斯瓦特蘭地方自治市, 西海岸, 西開普省, 南非
Afrikaans:
Swartland Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Weskus, Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Cebuano:
Swartland, West Coast District Municipality, Province of the Western Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Swartland, Weskus, West-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Mmušôgaê wa Swartland, Mmasepala Setereke tša West Coast, Kapa Bodikela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Swartland Komunie, West Mare-borde, West Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Swartland, West Coast , Prowincja Przylądkowa Zachodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Swartland, De Affrica
Zulu:
Swartland Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality, Ntshonalanga Kapa, iNingizimu Afrika


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Mineral List

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

9 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences39
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Delphinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus quagga
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus quagga0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Panthera pardus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera pardus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Herpestes ichneumon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Herpestes : Herpestes ichneumon0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cephalophus grimmia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus : Cephalophus grimmia0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ovis aries
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Ovis : Ovis aries0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bos taurus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos taurus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Orycteropus afer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : Orycteropus : Orycteropus afer0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Arctocephalus pusillus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Otariidae : Arctocephalus : Arctocephalus pusillus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus campestris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus : Raphicerus campestris0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Alcelaphus buselaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphus : Alcelaphus buselaphus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Caracal caracal
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Caracal : Caracal caracal0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Taurotragus oryx
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Taurotragus : Taurotragus oryx0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mellivora capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mellivora : Mellivora capensis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bathyergus suillus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Bathyergidae : Bathyergus : Bathyergus suillus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hystrix africaeaustralis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix : Hystrix africaeaustralis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Herpestes pulverulentus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Herpestes : Herpestes pulverulentus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus capensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swartland_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q1530051
GeoNames ID:3360777

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