Lesothoi
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Lesotho | Country |
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Area:
30,355 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
Place | Population |
---|---|
Maseru | 118,355 (2012) |
Mafeteng | 57,059 (2012) |
Leribe | 47,675 (2012) |
Maputsoe | 32,117 (2012) |
Mohale’s Hoek | 28,310 (2012) |
Qacha’s Nek | 25,573 (2017) |
Mindat Locality ID:
26929
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26929:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3c76766c-16ad-4734-8d2c-f5dbf4389d59
Other Languages:
French:
Lesotho
German:
Lesotho
Italian:
Lesotho
Russian:
Лесото
Simplified Chinese:
莱索托
Spanish:
Lesoto
Achinese:
Lesotho
Afrikaans:
Lesotho
Albanian:
Lesoto
Alemannic:
Lesotho
Amharic:
ሌሶቶ
Anglo-Saxon:
Lesotho
Arabic:
ليسوتو
Aragonese:
Lesoto
Armenian:
Լեսոթո
Asturian:
Lesothu
Azeri:
Lesoto
Bambara:
Lesoto
Bashkir:
Лесото
Basque:
Lesotho
Belarusian:
Лесота
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Лесота
Bengali:
লেসোথো
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লেসাথো
Bosnian:
Lesoto
Breton:
Lesotho
Bulgarian:
Лесото
Burmese:
လီဆိုသိုနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Lesotho
Cebuano:
Lesotho
Central Bikol:
Lesoto
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
لیسۆتۆ
Chavacano:
Lesotho
Chechen:
Лесото
Chuvash:
Лесото
Classical Chinese:
賴索托
Cornish:
Lesotho
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Lesoto
Croatian:
Lesoto
Czech:
Lesotho
Danish:
Lesotho
Doteli:
लेसोथो
Dutch:
Lesotho
Egyptian Arabic:
ليسوتو
Esperanto:
Lesoto
Estonian:
Lesotho
Ewe:
Lezoto
Extremaduran:
Lesotu
Faroese:
Lesoto
Farsi/Persian:
لسوتو
Fiji Hindi:
Lesotho
Finnish:
Lesotho
Franco-Provençal:
Lesothô
Gagauz:
Lesoto
Galician:
Lesoto
Georgian:
ლესოთო
Greek:
Λεσότο
Guarani:
Lesóto
Gujarati:
લેસોથો
Haitian:
Lezoto
Hakka:
Lesotho
Hausa:
Lesotho
Hawaiian:
Lesoto
Hebrew:
לסוטו
Hindi:
लेसोथो
Hungarian:
Lesotho
Icelandic:
Lesótó
Ido:
Lesoto
Igbo:
Lesotho
Iloko:
Lesoto
Indonesian:
Lesotho
Interlingua:
Lesotho
Interlingue:
Lesotho
Irish Gaelic:
Leosóta
Jamaican Patois:
Lesuoto
Japanese:
レソト
Javanese:
Lesotho
Judaeo-Spanish:
Lesotho
Kabiye:
Lezoto
Kalmyk:
Лесотин Нутг
Kannada:
ಲೆಸೊಥೊ
Kapampangan:
Lesotho
Karakalpak:
Lesoto
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Лесото
Kikuyu:
Lesotho
Kinyarwanda:
Lesoto
Kongo:
Lesotho
Korean:
레소토
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Lesoto
Kyrgyz:
Лесото
Latin:
Lesothum
Latvian:
Lesoto
Ligurian:
Lesòthò
Limburgian:
Lesotho
Lingala:
Lesoto
Lingua Franca Nova:
Lesoto
Lithuanian:
Lesotas
Livvi-Karelian:
Lesoto
Lojban:
lesotos
Lombard:
Lesotho
Low Saxon/Low German:
Lesotho
Lower Sorbian:
Lesotho
Luganda:
Lesotho
Luri:
لسوتو
Luxembourgish:
Lesotho
Macedonian:
Лесото
Malagasy:
Lesoto
Malay:
Lesotho
Malayalam:
ലെസോത്തോ
Maltese:
Lesoto
Manx:
Lesoto
Maori:
Teroto
Marathi:
लेसोथो
Min Dong Chinese:
Lesotho
Minangkabau:
Lesotho
Mingrelian:
ლესოთო
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lesotho
Mongolian:
Лесото
Nahuatl:
Lesoto
Nauruan:
Resoto
Navajo:
Sotho Dineʼé Bikéyah
Nepali:
लेसोथो
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
लेसोथो
Norfolk:
Lesotho
Northern Frisian:
Lesotho
Northern Sami:
Lesotho
Northern Sotho:
Lesotho
Norwegian:
Lesotho
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Lesotho
Novial:
Lesutu
Occitan:
Lesotho
Odia:
ଲେସୋଥୋ
Oromo:
Leesoottoo
Ossetian:
Лесото
Pali:
लेसोथो
Papiamento:
Lesotho
Piedmontese:
Lesotho
Polish:
Lesotho
Portuguese:
Lesoto
Punjabi:
ਲਿਸੋਥੋ
Quechua:
Suthusuyu
Ripuarian:
Lesotho
Romanian:
Lesotho
Russia Buriat:
Лесото
Samogitian:
Lesuots
Sango:
Lesôtho
Sanskrit:
लेसोथो
Saterland Frisian:
Lesoto
Scots:
Lesotho
Scottish Gaelic:
Leasoto
Serbian:
Лесото
Serbo-Croatian:
Lesoto
Sesotho:
Lesotho
Shona:
Lesotho
Sicilian:
Lesothu
Silesian:
Lesotho
Sinhalese:
ලෙසෝතෝ
Slovak:
Lesotho
Slovenian:
Lesoto
Somali:
Lesotho
South Azerbaijani:
لسوتو
Sundanese:
Lésotho
Swahili:
Lesotho
Swati:
ÉLusûtfu
Swedish:
Lesotho
Tagalog:
Lesoto
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Лесото
Tamil:
லெசோத்தோ
Tatar:
Лесото
Telugu:
లెసోతో
Thai:
ประเทศเลโซโท
Tibetan (Standard):
ལི་སོ་ཐོ།
Tok Pisin:
Lesoto
Traditional Chinese:
萊索托
Tsonga:
Lesotho
Turkish:
Lesotho
Turkmen:
Lesoto
Udmurt:
Лесото
Ukrainian:
Лесото
Upper Sorbian:
Lesotho
Urdu:
لیسوتھو
Uyghur:
لېسوتو
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Lesoto
Venetian:
Lesotho
Veps:
Lesoto
Vietnamese:
Lesotho
Volapük:
Sutuvän
Võro:
Lesotho
Waray:
Lesoto
Welsh:
Lesotho
West Frisian:
Lesoto
Western Punjabi:
لیسوتھو
Wolof:
Lesoto
Wu Chinese:
萊索托
Yakut:
Лесото
Yiddish:
לעסאטא
Yoruba:
Lèsóthò
Zazaki:
Lesoto
Zeelandic:
Lesotho
Zhuang:
Lesotho
Zulu:
OSotho
Basutoland was a British protectorate for the first part of the 20th century.
On 4 October 1966, it became independent under the name of Lesotho.
It is an enclave — entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities33 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aegirine-augite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 Locality: Matsoku Mine, Leribe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Locality: Matsoku Mine, Leribe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Locality: Matsoku Mine, Leribe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group' Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O References: |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Locality: Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Locality: Matsoku Mine, Leribe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ Formula: Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 Locality: Letseng Diamond Mine, Mokhotlong District, Lesotho - erroneously reported Description: In zeolitized plagioclase-rich gneiss,
amphibolite, and basalt xenoliths in kimberlite. Pectolite |
ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ Cohenite Formula: Fe3C |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ Crowningshieldite (TL) Formula: (Ni0.9Fe0.10)S Type Locality: |
ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Localities: References: |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Localities: |
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 Locality: Kao Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Localities: References: |
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 Localities: |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Localities: References: |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Description: Prior's 'Feldspar' is most likely to be albitic plagioclase. |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Localities: |
ⓘ 'Glass' |
ⓘ Gonnardite Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O Locality: Maloti Mountains, Lesotho |
ⓘ Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 Locality: Matsoku Mine, Leribe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 Locality: Matsoku Mine, Leribe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Locality: Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ Knorringite (TL) Formula: Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 Type Locality: |
ⓘ Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Locality: Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Majorite Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Omphacite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 Locality: Kao Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
ⓘ Pectolite Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
ⓘ Periclase Formula: MgO |
ⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase Formula: (Mg,Fe)O |
ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 Locality: Kao Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ 'Plessite' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Locality: Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 Locality: Kao Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Locality: Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 References: |
ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 References: |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Locality: Kao Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Locality: Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Localities: |
ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
ⓘ 'UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi' Formula: ~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9 Locality: Kao Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Locality: Kao Mine, Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Iron var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | 1.AE.05 | Fe | |
ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | Cohenite | 1.BA.05 | Fe3C |
ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Crowningshieldite (TL) | 2.CC. | (Ni0.9Fe0.10)S |
ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Periclase var. Ferropericlase | 4.AB.25 | (Mg,Fe)O |
ⓘ | 4.AB.25 | MgO | |
ⓘ | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
ⓘ | var. Picotite | 4.BB.05 | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Knorringite (TL) | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Majorite | 9.AD.25 | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Cebollite ? | 9.BB.10 | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Enstatite var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
ⓘ | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 | |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Aegirine-augite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Omphacite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Pectolite | 9.DG.05 | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Gonnardite | 9.GA.05 | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi' | - | ~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9 |
ⓘ | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
H | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
O | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Knorringite | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
O | ⓘ Periclase | MgO |
O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase | (Mg,Fe)O |
O | ⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi | ~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
Na | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Knorringite | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | ⓘ Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
Mg | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Periclase | MgO |
Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Mg | ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase | (Mg,Fe)O |
Mg | ⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi | ~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
Al | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
Al | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
Si | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Knorringite | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Si | ⓘ Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
S | ⓘ Crowningshieldite | (Ni0.9Fe0.10)S |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Cebollite | Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
Ca | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi | ~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi | ~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | ⓘ Knorringite | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Cr | ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
Fe | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase | (Mg,Fe)O |
Fe | ⓘ UM1975-10-O:CaFeMgTi | ~Ca2Ti2(Fe,Mg)2O9 |
Fe | ⓘ Crowningshieldite | (Ni0.9Fe0.10)S |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Crowningshieldite | (Ni0.9Fe0.10)S |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
There are 53 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
Occurrences | 278 |
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Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
Oldest Fossil Listed | 237 Ma (Middle Triassic) |
Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 7 stratigraphic units. |
Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
Fossil Localities | Click to show 53 fossil localities |
- Mohale's Hoek District
- Mokhotlong District
- Qacha's Nek District
- Quthing District
- Early Jurassic🐚 Alwinskop
- Early Jurassic🐚 Leloaleng tracksite
- Early Jurassic🐚 Mabetha tracksite
- Early Jurassic🐚 Malibe tracksite
- Early Jurassic🐚 Masitise 1
- Early Jurassic🐚 Moyeni tracksite
- Early Jurassic🐚 Pokane
- Early Jurassic🐚 Qomoqomong
- Early Jurassic🐚 Ralikhomo tracksite
- Mesozoic🐚 Seaka tracksite
- Mesozoic🐚 Telle River
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho |
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Wikidata ID: | Q1013 |
GeoNames ID: | 932692 |
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