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Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Irani
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Hormuz IslandIsland
Qeshm CountyCounty
Hormozgan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
5689
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5689:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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 Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 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
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Zunyite
Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAxinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
ⓘZunyite9.BJ.55Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘDanburite9.FA.65CaB2Si2O8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
BBoron
Bⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Bⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Alⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Siⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormuz_Island
Wikidata ID:Q695265
GeoNames ID:131230


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