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Hengam Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Irani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hengam Island | Island |
| Qeshm County | County |
| Hormozgan Province | Province |
| Iran | Country |
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Henjam Island
Other Languages:
German:
Hengam, Hormozgan, Iran
Italian:
Hengam, shahrestān di Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran
Simplified Chinese:
亨賈姆島, 霍爾木茲甘省, 伊朗
Spanish:
Isla Hengam, Provincia de Hormozgán, Irán
Arabic:
جزيرة هنجام, مقاطعة قشم, هرمزغان, إيران
Belarusian:
Хенгам, Іран
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Хэнгам, Хармазган, Іран
Cebuano:
Jazīreh-ye Hengām, Qeshm , Hormozgān, Iran
Croatian:
Hengam, Hormuzgan, Iran
Dutch:
Hengam Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan, Iran
Farsi/Persian:
جزیره هنگام, شهرستان قشم, استان هرمزگان, ایران
Lithuanian:
Hengamas, Hormozgano provincija, Iranas
Norwegian:
Hengam, Hormozgan, Iran
Serbo-Croatian:
Hengam, Okrug Kišm, Hormuzgan, Iran
Swedish:
Hengam, Hormozgan, Iran
Traditional Chinese:
亨賈姆島, 霍爾木茲甘省, 伊朗
A small island located just a bit south of a larger better known island of Qeshm. At one time a base for British aviation and naval interests in the area. Many of these islands are thought to be the caps of salt domes and have interesting minerals weathering out of them on the surface.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.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 | 5 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 3.60 Ma (Pliocene) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 5.33 Ma (Miocene) | ||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengam_Island |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q966766 |
| GeoNames ID: | 131544 |
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Hengam Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran