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Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwei
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Hwange DistrictDistrict
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
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Devil's Cataract / Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
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Western part of Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
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Devil's Cataract / Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
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Western part of Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
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Devil's Cataract / Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 55' 28'' South , 25° 51' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-17.92444,25.85667
GRN:
S12E18
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Victoria Falls35,761 (2015)2.9km
Livingstone109,203 (2016)9.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
256480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256480:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A giant waterfall on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe and a UNESCO world heritage site. In the local Tonga language, it is called “Mosi-oa-Tunya”, meaning “the smoke that thunders”.

In its central part, the falls are 108m high, the total width of the falls is 1,708m. The average flow rate is 1088 m³/s, the highest recorded flow is 12,800 m³/s.

The Karoo basalt plateau over which the Upper Zambezi flows has many large cracks filled with weaker sandstone. In the area of the current falls the largest cracks run roughly east to west (some run nearly north-east to south-west), with smaller north-south cracks connecting them.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCeladonite9.EC.15K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘScolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls
Wikidata ID:Q43278

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References

Moore, A. (2013) The Geology of the Victoria Falls Area, Field Excursion Guidebook. Geological Society Of Zimbabwe, Annual Summer Symposium Victoria Falls, 28-30 November 2013, 15 pages + app.
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