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

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Hematite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Hematite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Hematite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Hematite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Hematite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Hematite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Hematite

Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Classification
Locality type:	Island
Species:	Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zunyite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (24 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	26049
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:26049:9
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite

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
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 Talbot, Christopher; Aftabi, Pedram; Chemia, Zurab (2009) Potash in a salt mushroom at Hormoz Island, Hormoz Strait, Iran. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (3-4). p.317-332. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.11.005 *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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Hematite from Hormuz Island, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

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