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Kruger National Park, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africai
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Kruger National ParkNational Park
Ehlanzeni District MunicipalityDistrict Municipality
MpumalangaProvince
South AfricaCountry

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arcanite
Formula: K2SO4
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Colour: Light green
Description: XRD analysis by Dr Sabine Verryn. Epidote vein in granite.
Hastingsite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Arcanite7.AD.05K2SO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hastingsite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
OOxygen
O ArcaniteK2SO4
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
NaSodium
Na HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SSulfur
S ArcaniteK2SO4
KPotassium
K ArcaniteK2SO4
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bosbokpoort3237 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eonavicula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Eonavicula72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Grammatodon : Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon)72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gyrostrea72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Austrocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Austrocardium72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baluchicardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Baluchicardia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cretocardia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Granocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Granocardium72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropodomorpha
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropodomorpha237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pycnodonte vesicularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte vesicularis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucula (Leionucula) mozambensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Leionucula) mozambensis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca schweinfurthi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca : Trigonarca schweinfurthi72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gryphaeostrea canaliculata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaeostrea : Gryphaeostrea canaliculata72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Astarte (Astarte) massintonti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte (Astarte) massintonti72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crassatella (Bathytormus) schmidlini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Bathytormus : Crassatella (Bathytormus) schmidlini72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesocallista (Mesocallista) chinhauaninae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Mesocallista : Mesocallista (Mesocallista) chinhauaninae72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Legumen mozambensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Legumen : Legumen mozambensis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Localities in this Region

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African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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