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Locality Name:
Durban, eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 261
Youngest recorded age at locality: 259

mindat Locality ID: 53835
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53835.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Durban, eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bellair
Cato Manor
Umhlatuzana Valley
Westville

Latitude: 29°54'"S
Longitude: 30°56'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -29.9,30.9475
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 Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Si Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAnalcimeApatiteApophylliteBaryteCalciteChabaziteClayClinozoisiteCopiapite
DiasporeEpidoteFluoriteGypsumGyroliteHalotrichiteHarmotomeHeulanditeKaoliniteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyriteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteStarkeyiteWavelliteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chabazite-Na  (*)
Chantalite  (*)Dickite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferricopiapite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)Phillipsite-Na  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Truscottite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O26125911062711627
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2612593106266,106269,10627111547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2612593106266,106269,10627127770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O2612592106266,106271310
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chabazite(Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O261259110627166
Chantalite  (*)NoneCaAl2(SiO4)(OH)426125911062713
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42612592106269,106271651
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2612592106266,1062718173
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O2612592106269,10627141
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O2612591106271345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F26125911062722740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O2612591106271303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22612592106269,1062719617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2612593106266,106269,1062717437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2612593106266,106269,1062716890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O2612591106271409
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O2612591106271246
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)626125911062712228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)426125911062715591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2612592106266,1062711271
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2612592106266,1062711508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2261259110627117380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42612591106271112
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O261259110626675
Phillipsite-Na  (*)HarmotomeNa6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O261259110627127
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22612592106266,1062711898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22612593106266,106269,10627139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22612594106266,106269,106271,10627261156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O102612591106271312
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O2612591106269293
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2612593106266,106269,1062716417
Truscottite  (*)GyroliteCa14Si24O58(OH)8·2H2O261259110627110
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O2612591106272374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)26125911062715251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000802The Eshowe Formation is part of the sediments of the KwaZulu-Natal area of South Africa


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_00000802261259260±1 Age given in support of earlier works by Gentle el al. (1978) due to its consistency in its findings   Yes  57245Eshowe, Uthungulu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaEshoweBordy et al. (2005)10.2113/108.3.454SAJG107_397Age of the clays of the Eshowe group

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