Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Irani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hormuz Island | Island |
| Qeshm County | County |
| Hormozgan Province | Province |
| Iran | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
5689
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5689:5
GUID (UUID V4):
200c850f-d2cb-4476-a7e9-8f6608f97011
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Jazireh-ye Hormoz; Ormuz Island; Jezirat Hormuz; Hormoz
Other Languages:
French:
île d'Ormuz, préfecture de Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran
German:
Hormus, Hormozgan, Iran
Italian:
Hormuz, shahrestān di Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran
Russian:
Ормуз, Кешм, Хормозган, Иран
Simplified Chinese:
霍爾木茲島, 霍爾木茲甘省, 伊朗
Spanish:
Ormuz, Provincia de Hormozgán, Irán
Arabic:
جزيرة هرمز, مقاطعة قشم, هرمزغان, إيران
Azeri:
Hörmüz adası, Qeşm şəhristanı, Hörmüzgan ostanı, İran
Bavarian:
Hormus, Iran
Belarusian:
Армуз, Іран
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Армуз, Хармазган, Іран
Bulgarian:
Хормуз, Хормозган, Иран
Catalan:
illa d'Ormuz, Província d'Hormozgan, Iran
Cebuano:
Jazīreh-ye Hormoz, Qeshm , Hormozgān, Iran
Croatian:
Hormuz, Hormuzgan, Iran
Czech:
Hormuz, Hormozgán, Írán
Danish:
Hormuz Ø, Hormozgan, Iran
Dutch:
Hormuz, Qeshm County, Hormozgan, Iran
Egyptian Arabic:
جزيره هرمز, هرمزجان, ايران
Esperanto:
Insulo Hormuzo, Provinco Hormozgano, Irano
Farsi/Persian:
جزیره هرمز, شهرستان قشم, استان هرمزگان, ایران
Galician:
Illa de Ormuz, Irán
Hebrew:
הורמוז, הורמוזגאן, איראן
Hungarian:
Hormuz, Hormozgán tartomány, Irán
Japanese:
ホルムズ島, ゲシュム郡, ホルモズガーン州, イラン
Korean:
호르무즈섬, 호르모즈간 주, 이란
Norwegian:
Hormuz, Hormozgan, Iran
Polish:
Ormuz, Hormozgan, Iran
Romanian:
Insula Ormuz, Iran
Serbian:
Хормоз, Покрајина Хормозган, Иран
Serbo-Croatian:
Hormuz, Okrug Kišm, Hormuzgan, Iran
Swedish:
Hormuz, Hormozgan, Iran
Turkish:
Hürmüz Adası, Keşm şehristanı, Hürmüzgan Eyaleti, İran
Ukrainian:
Ормуз, Хормозґан, Іран
Urdu:
جزیرہ ہرمز, شہرستان قشم, صوبہ ہرمزگان, ایران
West Frisian:
Hormûz, Iran
Western Punjabi:
جزیرہ ہرمز, شہرستان قشم, ہرموزگان, ایران
Wu Chinese:
霍尔木兹岛, 伊朗
Island in the Strait of Hormuz, 8 kilometres off the Iranian coast.
Evaporitic rocks including a nearly circular-shaped salt plug (with solution caverns) exposed at the surface with a maximum length of 7 km along its east-west axis.
Hematite ore is mined in the southernmost part of the island.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
17 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Danburite Formula: CaB2Si2O8 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: octahedrons and combinations. Colour: colorless to very light rose; day-light fluorescene present (light violet) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Jasper |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Zunyite Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 | |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Axinite-(Fe) | 9.BD.20 | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| ⓘ | Zunyite | 9.BJ.55 | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Danburite | 9.FA.65 | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| B | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Al | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Zunyite | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormuz_Island |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q695265 |
| GeoNames ID: | 131230 |
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