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Locality Name:
Eden District, Western Cape, South Africa


mindat Locality ID: 236267
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-236267.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eden District, Western Cape, South Africa": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
George
Knysna
Oudtshoorn

Latitude: 33°23'32"S
Longitude: 22°12'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -33.392222222222,22.214166666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Au C Ca Fe H Mg O S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteAragoniteBaryteBerylCalciteChloritoidCopperNoneQuartz

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chloritoid  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Gold  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52107320,1073211310
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11073253250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110732527770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11073251252
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)21107320376
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811073201008
Gold  (*)CopperAu110732330554
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110732161156


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