Port Shepstone, Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality, Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africai
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Port Shepstone | Town |
Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality | Municipality |
Ugu District Municipality | District |
KwaZulu-Natal | Province |
South Africa | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 43' 39'' South , 30° 26' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
57102
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57102:4
GUID (UUID V4):
2af1cc29-d192-4e89-b130-a73a901df65d
Pegmatites 18 km north of town.
Port Shepstone is a town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of Durban. It is the administrative, educational and commercial centre for southern Natal.
The town was founded in 1867 when marble was discovered near the Mzimkhulu River mouth and is named after Sir Theophilus Shepstone of the Natal government of the 1880s.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β 'Dravite-Schorl Series' |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Grandidierite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 Colour: bluish |
β Graphite Formula: C |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β 'Iron oxide' |
β Kornerupine Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) Habit: columnar, up to 5cm in length. Colour: grey References: |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Colour: iron-stained. |
β Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Colour: dark brown |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Grandidierite | 9.AJ.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
β | Kornerupine | 9.BJ.50 | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Dravite-Schorl Series' | - | |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'Iron oxide' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Kornerupine | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
B | β Kornerupine | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Kornerupine | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Mg | β Kornerupine | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Al | β Kornerupine | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Si | β Kornerupine | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Shepstone |
---|---|
Wikidata ID: | Q121395 |
Localities in this Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Ugu District Municipality
- Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality
- Port Shepstone
- Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality
- Ugu District Municipality
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.