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Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africai
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LydenburgTown
Thaba Chweu Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Ehlanzeni District MunicipalityDistrict Municipality
MpumalangaProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Type:
Town - last checked 2024
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lydenburg21,695 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
23101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23101:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu, Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Afrique du Sud
German:
Mashishing, Thaba Chweu, Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Südafrika
Italian:
Lydenburg, Municipalità locale di Thaba Chweu, Municipalità distrettuale di Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Sudafrica
Russian:
Машишинг, Тхаба Чвеу, Эхланзени, Мпумаланга, ЮАР
Simplified Chinese:
萊登堡, 塔巴丘韋地方自治市, 埃兰泽尼区自治市, 普馬蘭加省, 南非
Spanish:
Lydenburg, Distrito Municipal de Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Sudáfrica
Afrikaans:
Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Ehlanzeni-distriksmunisipaliteit, Mpumalanga, Suid-Afrika
Asturian:
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, Sudáfrica
Bulgarian:
Лйденбург, Мпумаланга, Република Южна Африка
Catalan:
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, Sud-àfrica
Cebuano:
Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu, Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Zuid-Afrika
Estonian:
Lydenburg, Ehlanzeni ringkond, Mpumalanga, Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik
Hebrew:
ליידנבר, מפומלנגה, דרום אפריקה
Hungarian:
Lydenburg, Dél-Afrika
Japanese:
ライデンバーグ, エシャンゼニ郡, ムプマランガ州, 南アフリカ
Malagasy:
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, Afrika Atsimo
Northern Sotho:
Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Afrika Borwa
Polish:
Lydenburg, Thaba Chweu, Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Republika Południowej Afryki
Romanian:
Lydenburg, Provincia Mpumalanga, Africa de Sud
Slovenian:
Lydenburg, Južna Afrika
Swati:
Lydenburg, Masipala Wesigodzi sase-Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Ningizimu Afrika
Swedish:
Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, Sydafrika
Zulu:
ILydenburg, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, iNingizimu Afrika


Lydenburg is a defunct district.

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15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite var. Chiastolite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Marialite
Formula: Na4Al3Si9O24Cl
Native Chromium
Formula: Cr
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Chromium1.AE.05Cr
Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Alunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Uvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
var. Chiastolite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Marialite9.FB.15Na4Al3Si9O24Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
O AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Na MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr Native ChromiumCr
Cr UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
PtPlatinum
Pt Native PlatinumPt
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydenburg
Wikidata ID:Q1836921
GeoNames ID:981158

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