Gilsfjörður, Reykhólahreppur, Westfjords, Icelandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gilsfjörður | Fjord |
| Reykhólahreppur | Municipality |
| Westfjords | Region |
| Iceland | Country |
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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
263749
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263749:8
GUID (UUID V4):
deb4bf0d-a71b-4aff-b35b-368bdf8fb85b
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Icelandic:
Gilsfjörður, Reykhólahreppur, Vestfirðir, Ísland
Gilsfjörður is a fjord that separates Vestfjörður and Vesturland at the northern bottom of Breiðarfjörður. It goes east from Breiðafjörður and reaches Akureyja between Tjaldaness and Króksfjarðarness. At high tide, large mudflats form in the fjord. Bird life is abundant. A bridge was put over Gilsfjörður in 1997 which shortened the route between the southern part of Vestfjörður and Vesturland by 14 km. A road built at the mouth of Gilsfjörður in connection with the bridge turned the fjord into a marine lagoon. The reservoir is 33 square kilometers.
On the southern side of Gilsfjörður, Ólafsdalur enters the country to the southeast. From the bottom of the fjord, a road leads through Steinadalsheiði to Kollafjörður in Strandum. It is only open in the summer, but was the main route to Hólmavík and Strandi between 1933-1948.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Personally collected by Günter Frenz |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' Reference: Personally collected by Günter Frenz |
| ⓘ 'Lévyne' Reference: Personally collected by Günter Frenz |
| ⓘ Mesolite Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O Reference: Personally collected by Günter Frenz |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' Reference: Personally collected by Günter Frenz |
| ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Reference: Personally collected by Günter Frenz |
| ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup' Reference: Personally collected by Günter Frenz |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Mesolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Lévyne' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Thomsonite Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilsfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q391796 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3417046 |
Localities in this Region
- Westfjords
- Reykhólahreppur
- Gilsfjörður
- Reykhólahreppur
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