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Halite from
Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran


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Halite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
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Halite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
07649640017272035857344.jpg
Halite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
09616400017362971048813.jpg
Halite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
07649640017272035857344.jpg
Halite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
09616400017362971048813.jpg
Halite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Halite
Formula:NaCl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:158956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:158956:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Halite
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘQalat Payeen Salt Dome, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘGchine Uranium Mine, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘKhurgu saltdome, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘSar Pohl (Puhal; Pukal; Pujal; Pohl; Pol), Khamir County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
References
Moore, Thomas P. (2001) What's New in Minerals - Tucson Show 2001. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (3) 245-257
Filippi, Michal; Bruthans, Jirí; Vasícek, Michal (2002) Mineralien aus den Salz-Diapiren von Hormoz, Namakdan und Khurgu, Zagros-Berge, Süd-Iran [Minerals from the salt diapirs of Hormoz, Namakdan and Khurgu, Zagros Mountains, southern Iran]. Mineralien-Welt, 13 (1). 60-72
Hairapetian, Vachik, Pelckmans, Herwig, Basirat, Hossein (2020) Zunyite Crystals in Salt Diapirs from Southern Iran. Rocks & Minerals, 95 (2) 118-127 doi:10.1080/00357529.2020.1689333
 
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