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Hósvik, Streymoy, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islandsi
Regional Level Types
HósvikVillage
StreymoyIsland
Streymoy RegionRegion
Faroe IslandsAutonomous Territory

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PlacePopulation
Hósvík344 (2018)
Other Languages:
Faroese:
Hósvik, Streymoyar sýsla, Streymoyar sýsla, Føroyar
French:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Îles Féroé
German:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Färöer
Danish:
Hósvík, Strømø, Færøerne
Dutch:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Faeröer
Hungarian:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Feröer
Icelandic:
Hósvík, Straumey, Færeyjar
Lithuanian:
Hosvikas, Streimojus, Farerai
Manx:
Hósvík, Ellanyn ny Geyrragh
Norwegian:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Færøyene
Polish:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Wyspy Owcze
Romanian:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Insulele Feroe
Swedish:
Hósvík, Streymoy, Färöarna


An old quarry, now with a large factory located at the road betyween Hósvik and Kollafjørđur.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Reference: Betz, V. (1981) Famous Mineral Localities: Zeolites from Iceland and the Faeroes. The Mineralogical Record, 12(1), 5-26. Tschernich, R.W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 563 pages, (at p. 459).
'Chabazite'
Reference: Betz, V. (1981) Famous Mineral Localities: Zeolites from Iceland and the Faeroes. The Mineralogical Record, 12(1), 5-26. Tschernich, R.W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 563 pages, (at p. 459).
'Heulandite'
Reference: Tschernich, R.W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 563 pages, (at p. 459).
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Reference: Betz, V. (1981) Famous Mineral Localities: Zeolites from Iceland and the Faeroes. The Mineralogical Record, 12(1), 5-26. Tschernich, R.W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 563 pages, (at p. 459).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
'Chabazite'-
'Heulandite'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
OOxygen
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O

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References

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Betz, V. (1981) Famous Mineral Localities: Zeolites from Iceland and the Faeroes. The Mineralogical Record, 12(1), 5-26.
Tschernich, R.W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 563 pages, (at p.459).

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B3sv%C3%ADk
Wikidata ID:Q740111
GeoNames ID:2619744

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