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Swellendam Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
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Swellendam Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Overberg District MunicipalityDistrict
Western CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
3,835 km2
Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Swellendam13,674 (2012)
Hardys Memories of Africa7,500 (2015)
Other Languages:
French:
Swellendam, Overberg, Cap occidental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Swellendam, Overberg , Westkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Swellendam, Municipalità distrettuale di Overberg, provincia del Capo Occidentale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
斯韋倫丹地方自治市, 奧弗貝格, 西開普省, 南非
Spanish:
Municipio local de Swellendam, Distrito Municipal de Overberg, El Cabo Occidental, Sudáfrica
Afrikaans:
Swellendam Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Overberg, Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Bulgarian:
Свелендам, Оверберг, Западен Кейп, Република Южна Африка
Cebuano:
Swellendam, Overberg District Municipality, Province of the Western Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Swellendam, Overberg , West-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Hebrew:
סוולנדאם, הכף המערבי, דרום אפריקה
Northern Sotho:
Swellendam Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Overberg, Kapa Bodikela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Swellendam Komunie, Overberg, West Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Swellendam, Overberg, Prowincja Przylądkowa Zachodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Swellendam, De Affrica
Zulu:
Swellendam Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Ntshonalanga Kapa, iNingizimu Afrika


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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Cairncross, B., (2004), Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

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Au GoldAu

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed408 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Beaufort1247.2 - 237 Ma (Triassic)
Bokkeveld - Hexriver4393.3 - 387.7 Ma (Devonian)
Bokkeveld - Gamka9402.5 - 391.9 Ma (Devonian)
Bokkeveld - Gydo21407.6 - 393.3 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pleurodictyum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : Pleurodictyum407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Tentaculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites407.6 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Nuculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Nuculites407.6 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Goniophora
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Goniophora407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Sphenotomorpha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Sphenotomorpha407.6 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Bainella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : Bainella407.6 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Burmeisteria
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Burmeisteria407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Metacryphaeus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : Metacryphaeus407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Pennaia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : Pennaia407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Phacopina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : Phacopina393.3 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Eodevonaria
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Eodevonariidae : Eodevonaria407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Notiochonetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Notiochonetes402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Ambocoelia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Ambocoelia407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Australospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : Australospirifer407.6 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Australocoelia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leptocoeliidae : Australocoelia407.6 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Cryptonella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cryptonellidae : Cryptonella402.5 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Derbyina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Mutationellidae : Derbyina407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Mutationella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Mutationellidae : Mutationella407.6 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea402.5 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Lycosuchus vanderrieti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Lycosuchidae : Lycosuchus : Lycosuchus vanderrieti265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Strophomena (Strophodonta)
subgenus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : Strophomena (Strophodonta)407.6 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swellendam_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q1632782
GeoNames ID:8347629

Localities in this Region

  • Western Cape
    • Overberg District Municipality

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African PlateTectonic Plate

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