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Snæfellsnes, Western Region, Icelandi
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Snaefellsnes

Snæfellsnes, Western Region, Iceland
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Snaefellsnes

Snæfellsnes, Western Region, Iceland
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Cowlesite

Haukabrekka, Dalabyggð, Western Region, Iceland
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Snaefellsnes

Snæfellsnes, Western Region, Iceland
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Snaefellsnes

Snæfellsnes, Western Region, Iceland
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Cowlesite

Haukabrekka, Dalabyggð, Western Region, Iceland
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Snaefellsnes

Snæfellsnes, Western Region, Iceland
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Snaefellsnes

Snæfellsnes, Western Region, Iceland
Type:
Peninsula
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Stykkishólmur1,108 (2016)
Ólafsvík1,010 (2017)
Grundarfjörður852 (2017)
Hellissandur408 (2016)
Rif163 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
1989
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1989:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Snaefellsnes
Other Languages:
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French:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Islande
German:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Island
Icelandic:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Ísland
Italian:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Islanda
Russian:
Снайфедльснес, Вестюрланд, Исландия
Simplified Chinese:
斯奈山半岛, 西部區, 冰岛
Spanish:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Islandia
Anglo-Saxon:
Snæfellsnes, Īsland
Asturian:
Snæfellsnes, Islandia
Azeri:
Snayfedlsnes, Vesturland, İslandiya
Basque:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Islandia
Belarusian:
Снайфельснес, Ісландыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Снайфэльснэс, Ісьляндыя
Bulgarian:
Снайфедлснес, Вестюрланд, Исландия
Catalan:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Islàndia
Cebuano:
Snæfellsnes , Vesturland, Iceland
Czech:
Snæfellsnes, Island
Danish:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Island
Dutch:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, IJsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Ieslaand
Estonian:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Island
Finnish:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Islanti
Hebrew:
סניפלסנס, מערב איסלנד, איסלנד
Hungarian:
Snæfellsnes-félsziget, Izland
Japanese:
スナイフェルス半島, 西アイスランド, アイスランド
Korean:
스나이펠스네스반도, 베스튀를란드, 아이슬란드
Luxembourgish:
Snæfellsnes, Island
Norwegian:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Island
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Snæfellsnes, Island
Polish:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Islandia
Portuguese:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Islândia
Serbo-Croatian:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Island
Silesian:
Snæfellsnes, Islandyjo
Swedish:
Snæfellsnes, Vesturland, Island
Traditional Chinese:
斯奈山半島, 西部區, 冰島
Ukrainian:
Снайфедльснес, Вестурланд, Ісландія
Welsh:
Snæfellsnes, Rhanbarth y Gorllewin, Gwlad yr Iâ


Snæfellsnes (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈs(t)naiːˌfɛlsˌnɛːs]) is a peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western Iceland.

The Snæfellsjökull volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland, can be found in the area. With its height of 1,446 m (ca. 4,744 ft), it is the highest mountain on the peninsula and has a glacier at its peak (jökull means "glacier" in Icelandic). The volcano can be seen on clear days from Reykjavík, a distance of about 120 km (ca. 75 mi). The mountain is also known as the setting of the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by the French author Jules Verne. The area surrounding Snæfellsjökull has been designated one of the four National Parks by the government of Iceland.

The peninsula is one of the main settings in the Laxdœla saga, and it was, according to this saga, the birthplace of the first West Norse member of the Varangian Guard, Bolli Bollasson. Other historical people who lived in the area according to the saga include Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir, Bolli Þorleiksson and Snorri Goði.

Local fishing villages and small towns on the northern shore of Snæfellsnes include Arnarstapi, Hellnar, Rif [ˈrɪːf], Ólafsvík, Grundarfjörður and Stykkishólmur.

Near Hellissandur is the tallest structure in Western Europe, the Longwave Radio Mast at Hellissandur.

In June 2008, the people of Snæfellsnes reached certification status as an EarthCheck community, becoming the first EarthCheck-certified area in Iceland and in Europe, and only the fourth in the world. Snæfellsnes has been committed to the EarthCheck programme since 2003 and has been successfully benchmarked for the past five consecutive years.

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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Cowlesite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Ilmenite var. Ferrian Ilmenite
Formula: (Fe,Ti)2O3
ⓘ 'Lévyne' ?
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Yugawaralite
Formula: CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘvar. Ferrian Ilmenite4.CB.05(Fe,Ti)2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘAugite
var. Ferroaugite		9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘAlbite
var. Anorthoclase		9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘAnorthite
var. Labradorite		9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘMesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘYugawaralite9.GB.15CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
ⓘCowlesite9.GG.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Lévyne' ?-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Hⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Hⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Ilmenite var. Ferrian Ilmenite(Fe,Ti)2O3
Oⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Alⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Siⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Siⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Caⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Caⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Tiⓘ Ilmenite var. Ferrian Ilmenite(Fe,Ti)2O3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Ilmenite var. Ferrian Ilmenite(Fe,Ti)2O3
Feⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
BaBarium
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn%C3%A6fellsnes
Wikidata ID:Q593025
GeoNames ID:3413200

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