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Hafnarfjörður, Capital Region, Icelandi
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HafnarfjörðurMunicipality
Capital RegionRegion
IcelandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hafnarfjörður26,808 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
309754
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:309754:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islande
German:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Icelandic:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Ísland
Italian:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islanda
Russian:
Хабнарфьордюр, Хёвюдборгарсвайдид, Исландия
Simplified Chinese:
哈布纳菲厄泽, 大雷克雅未克区, 冰岛
Spanish:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Islandia
Albanian:
Hafnarfjörður, Rajoni i Kryeqytetit, Islanda
Arabic:
هافنارفيوردور, إقليم العاصمة, آيسلندا
Armenian:
Հաբնարֆյորդյուր, Հյովյուդբորգարսվայդիդ, Իսլանդիա
Asturian:
Hafnarfjörður, Islandia
Basque:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islandia
Belarusian:
Хабнарфіёрдур, Хёвюдбаргарсвайдыд, Ісландыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Габнарф'ёрдур, Ісьляндыя
Bulgarian:
Хапнарфьордюр, Исландия
Catalan:
Hafnarfjörður, Gran Reykjavik, Islàndia
Croatian:
Hafnarfjörður, Island
Czech:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Danish:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Dutch:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, IJsland
Esperanto:
Hafnarfjörður, Ĉefurba Regiono, Islando
Estonian:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Island
Faroese:
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, Ísland
Farsi/Persian:
هاپنارفیورویر, منطقه پایتختی , ایسلند
Finnish:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islanti
Galician:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Islandia
Georgian:
ჰაბნარფიორდური, ჰიოვიუდბორგარსვაიდიდი, ისლანდია
Greek:
Χάφναρφιορδουρ, Περιφέρεια Πρωτεύουσας της Ισλανδίας, Ισλανδία
Greenlandic:
Hafnarfjörður, Islandi
Hebrew:
הפנרפיירדיר, איסלנד
Hungarian:
Hafnarfjörður, Nagy-Reykjavík, Izland
Ido:
Hafnarfjörður, Islando
Indonesian:
Hafnarfjörður, Wilayah Reykjavík Raya, Islandia
Japanese:
ハフナルフィヨルズゥル, 大レイキャヴィーク, アイスランド
Kashubian:
Hafnarfjörður, Islandëjô
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Хабнарфьордюр, Исландия
Korean:
하프나르피외르뒤르, 회뷔드보르가르스바이디, 아이슬란드
Latin:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islandia
Latvian:
Habnarfjerdira, Galvaspilsētas reģions, Islande
Lithuanian:
Habnarfjorduras, Sostinės regionas, Islandija
Lombard:
Hafnarfjörður, Islanda
Low Saxon/Low German:
Hafnarfjörður, Iesland
Macedonian:
Хапнарфјердир, Престолнински регион, Исланд
Malay:
Hafnarfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
Manx:
Hafnarfjörður, Yn Eeslynn
Mingrelian:
ჰაბნარფიორდური, ჰიოვუდბორგარსვაიდიდი, ისლანდია
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Peng-tó
Northern Frisian:
Hafnarfjörður, Islönj
Northern Sami:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islánda
Norwegian:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Hafnarfjörður, Island
Occitan:
Hafnarfjörður, Islàndia
Ossetian:
Хабнарфьордюр, Исланди
Polish:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islandia
Portuguese:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Islândia
Romanian:
Hafnarfjörður, Islanda
Scots:
Hafnarfjörður, Greater Reykjavík, Iceland
Serbian:
Хабнарфјердир, Рејкјавик, Исланд
Serbo-Croatian:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Silesian:
Hafnarfjörður, Islandyjo
Slovak:
Hafnarfjörður, Island
Slovenian:
Hafnarfjörður, Islandija
Swahili:
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Swedish:
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Tatar:
Һабнарфьөрдүр, Исландия
Traditional Chinese:
哈夫納夫約杜爾, 大雷克雅未克區, 冰島
Turkish:
Hafnarfjörður, Başkent Bölgesi, İzlanda
Ukrainian:
Гапнарфйордур, Гефюдборґарсвайдід, Ісландія
Veps:
Habnarfjordür, Islandii
Vietnamese:
Hafnarfjörður, Khu vực Thủ đô, Iceland
Volapük:
Hafnarfjörður, Lisladeän
Waray:
Hafnarfjörður, Islandya
Welsh:
Hafnarfjörður, Reykjavík Fawr, Gwlad yr Iâ


Hafnarfjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈhapnarˌfjœrðʏr̥]), officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður ([ˈhapnarˌfjarðarˌkʰœipˌstaːðʏr̥]), is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about 10 km (ca. 6 mi) south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region, on the southwest coast of the country.

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Mineral List

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Odobenus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Odobenidae : Odobenus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafnarfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur
Wikidata ID:Q103725
GeoNames ID:3416706

Localities in this Region

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