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Hhohho Region, Eswatinii
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View of the Pigg's Peak gold mining area, ca. 1960.

Devil's Reef, Pigg's Peak, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mbabane76,218 (2012)
Piggs Peak5,750 (2017)
Lobamba4,557 (2010)
Bulembu2,260 (2013)
Darkton1,281 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
126611
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126611:8
GUID (UUID V4):
25ca84df-a4d8-424c-9603-db1e05967a65
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hhohho District
Other Languages:
French:
Hhohho, Swaziland
German:
Hhohho, Swasiland
Italian:
distretto di Hhohho, Swaziland
Russian:
Хохо, Свазиленд
Simplified Chinese:
霍霍, 斯威士兰
Spanish:
Hhohho, Suazilandia
Arabic:
إقليم هوهو, سوازيلاند
Bengali:
হোহো জেলা, সোয়াজিল্যান্ড
Bulgarian:
Хохо, Свазиленд
Cebuano:
Hhohho District, Swaziland
Czech:
Hhohho, Svazijsko
Danish:
Hhohho District, Swaziland
Dutch:
Hhohho, Swaziland
Esperanto:
Hhohho, Svazilando
Finnish:
Hhohho, Swazimaa
Georgian:
ჰოჰო, სვაზილენდი
Greek:
Χνόχο, Σουαζιλάνδη
Gujarati:
હહહો જિલ્લો, સ્વાઝીલેન્ડ
Hebrew:
מחוז האהוהאהו, סווזילנד
Hindi:
होहो जिला, स्वाज़ीलैण्ड
Indonesian:
Region Hhohho, Swaziland
Japanese:
ホホ, スワジランド
Kannada:
ಹ್ಹೋ ಹ್ಹೋ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಸ್ವಾಜಿಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್
Korean:
호호 구, 스와질란드
Latvian:
Hoho reģions, Svazilenda
Lithuanian:
Hoho rajonas, Svazilandas
Malay:
Hhohho District, Eswatini
Marathi:
होहो जिल्हा, स्वाझीलँड
Mingrelian:
ჰოჰო, სვაზილენდი
Northern Frisian:
Hhohho, Eswatini
Northern Sami:
Hhohho, Svazieana
Norwegian:
Hhohho, Swaziland
Occitan:
Hhohho, eSwatini
Polish:
Dystrykt Hhohho, Suazi
Portuguese:
Hhohho, Suazilândia
Romanian:
Districtul Hhohho, Swaziland
Serbian:
Хохо, Свазиленд
Sinhalese:
හොහ්හෝ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ස්වාසිලන්තය
Swati:
Hhohho, eSwatini
Swedish:
Hhohho, Swaziland
Tamil:
ஹ்ஹஒஹொ மாவட்டம், சுவாசிலாந்து
Telugu:
హోహ్హో జిల్లా, స్వాజీలాండ్
Thai:
จังหวัดโฮโฮ, สวาซิแลนด์
Traditional Chinese:
霍霍, 斯威士蘭
Turkish:
Hhohho District, Svaziland
Ukrainian:
Хохо, Свазіленд
Urdu:
ہوہو علاقہ, سوازی لینڈ
Vietnamese:
Quận Hhohho, Swaziland


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Detailed Mineral List:

Aeschynite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Armenite
Formula: Ba(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
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
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Description: Tin was first discovered in 1892 in gravels in the Mbabane river near Mbabane. Alluvial deposits are close to Mbabane and south-east along the Ezulwini valley. Crystals vary in diameter from a few mm to 4cm.
Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Clinochrysotile'
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Diamond
Formula: C
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
'Feldspar Group'
'Fergusonite' ?
Description: small rounded lenticular pebbles
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.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Hornblende'
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
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 7 localities in this region.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mercury
Formula: Hg
Microcline var. Hyalophane
Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Description: rough tabular crystals find in the gravels
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Orthochrysotile'
'Parachrysotile'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stichtite
Formula: Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Mercury1.AD.05Hg
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
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Hematite
var. Specularite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
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
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
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
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Armenite9.CM.05Ba(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Clinochrysotile'9.ED.
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Celsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Microcline
var. Hyalophane
9.FA.30(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Parachrysotile'-
'Orthochrysotile'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Chlorite Group'-
'Hornblende'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Fergusonite' ?-

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 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 StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C DiamondC
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
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 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 CassiteriteSnO2
O CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
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 Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O WitheriteBaCO3
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
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 EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
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 Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
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 DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
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 MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
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 MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Ca ArmeniteBa(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30]
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)
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
CrChromium
Cr StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
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 SideriteFeCO3
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
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
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
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg MercuryHg
PbLead
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
UUranium
U Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

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GeoNames ID:935085

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