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Hósvik, Streymoy, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islandsi
Regional Level Types
HósvikVillage
StreymoyIsland
Streymoy RegionRegion
Faroe IslandsAutonomous Territory

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Stilbite Subgroup

Hósvik, Streymoy, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
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Stilbite Subgroup

Hósvik, Streymoy, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
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Stilbite Subgroup

Hósvik, Streymoy, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
Neighbouring regions:
Kollafjørður, Streymoy, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
Hvalvík, Streymoy, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
Type:
Village
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hósvík344 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
130775
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130775:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Faroese:
Hósvik, Streymoyar sýsla, Streymoyar sýsla, Føroyar
French:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Îles Féroé
German:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Färöer
Danish:
Hósvík, Strømø, Færøerne
Dutch:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Faeröer
Hungarian:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Feröer
Icelandic:
Hósvík, Straumey, Færeyjar
Lithuanian:
Hosvikas, Streimojus, Farerai
Manx:
Hósvík, Ellanyn ny Geyrragh
Norwegian:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Færøyene
Polish:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Wyspy Owcze
Romanian:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Insulele Feroe
Swedish:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Färöarna


An old quarry, now with a large factory located at the road betyween Hósvik and Kollafjørđur.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B3sv%C3%ADk
Wikidata ID:Q740111
GeoNames ID:2619744

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References

Betz, Volker (1981) Famous mineral localities: Zeolites from Iceland and the Faeroes. The Mineralogical Record, 12 (1) 5-26
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
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