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Socotra Island, Aden Governorate, Yemeni
Regional Level Types
Socotra IslandIsland
Aden GovernorateGovernorate
YemenCountry

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Type:
Island
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hadibu8,545 (2015)
Qalansīyah3,500 (2015)
Kilmia2,013 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
123284
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123284:7
GUID (UUID V4):
3b0c451c-2deb-4638-a675-738cfacbd9b5
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Soqotra Island
Other Languages:
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Arabic:
سقطرى, عدن, اليمن
French:
Socotra, Aden, Yémen
German:
Sokotra, Adan, Jemen
Italian:
Socotra, governatorato di 'Adan, Yemen
Russian:
Сокотра, Аден, Йемен
Simplified Chinese:
索科特拉岛, 亞丁省, 也门
Spanish:
Socotra, Gobernación de Adén, Yemen
Afrikaans:
Sokotra, Jemen
Amharic:
ሱቁጥራ, የመን
Aragonese:
Socotra, Yemen
Armenian:
Սոկոտրա, Եմեն
Asturian:
Socotra, Yeme
Azeri:
Sokotra, Aden mühafazası, Yəmən
Basque:
Sokotra, 'Adan gobernantzia, Yemen
Belarusian:
Сакотра, Емен
Bengali:
সুকাত্রা, ইয়েমেন
Bosnian:
Sokotra, Jemen
Breton:
Sokotra, Yemen
Bulgarian:
Сокотра, Аден, Йемен
Catalan:
Socotra, Governació d'Adan, Iemen
Cebuano:
Socotra, Muḩāfaz̧at ‘Adan, Yemen
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
سۆکۆتڕا, یەمەن
Croatian:
Sokotra, Adan, Jemen
Czech:
Sokotra, provincie Aden, Jemen
Danish:
Socotra, Yemen
Dutch:
Socotra, Aden, Jemen
Esperanto:
Sokotra, Provinco Adeno, Jemeno
Estonian:
Sokotra, Jeemen
Farsi/Persian:
سقطرا, استان عدن, یمن
Finnish:
Sokotra, Aden, Jemen
Galician:
Socotra, Iemen
Georgian:
სოკოტრა, ადენის მუჰაფაზა, იემენი
Greek:
Σοκότρα, Υεμένη
Hebrew:
סוקוטרה, עדן, תימן
Hindi:
सुक़ुत्रा, अदन प्रान्त, यमन
Hungarian:
Szokotra, Áden kormányzóság, Jemen
Icelandic:
Sokotra, Jemen
Ido:
Sokotra, Yemen
Indonesian:
Sokotra, Kegubernuran 'Adan, Yaman
Irish Gaelic:
Socatra, Poblacht Éimin
Jamaican Patois:
Sokochra, Yemen
Japanese:
ソコトラ島, アデン県, イエメン
Kannada:
ಸುಕುತ್ರಾ, ಯೆಮೆನ್
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сокотра , Йемен
Korean:
소코트라섬, 아덴주, 예멘
Latvian:
Sokotra, Jemena
Lithuanian:
Sokotra, Jemenas
Luri:
سوقوطرا, یمن
Macedonian:
Сокотра, Јемен
Malay:
Socotra, Yaman
Malayalam:
സൊകോത്ര, യെമൻ
Marathi:
सुक़ुत्रा, येमेनचे प्रजासत्ताक
Mingrelian:
სოკოტრა, იემენი
Mongolian:
Сокотра ольтриг, Йемен
Norwegian:
Socotra, 'Adan, Jemen
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sokotra, Aden guvernement, Jemen
Occitan:
Socotra, Iemèn
Piedmontese:
Socòtra, Yemen
Polish:
Sokotra, Aden, Jemen
Portuguese:
Socotorá, Áden, Iémen
Romanian:
Socotra, Guvernoratul 'Adan, Yemen
Scots:
Socotra, 'Adan Govrenorate, Yemen
Serbian:
Сокотра, Јемен
Serbo-Croatian:
Sokotra, Adan, Jemen
Slovak:
Sokotra, Jemen
Somali:
Soqotra, Yemen
Sundanese:
Sokotra, Yaman
Swahili:
Sokotra, Wilaya ya Adan, Yemen
Swedish:
Sokotra, Aden, Jemen
Tagalog:
Socotra, Yemen
Tamil:
சுகுத்திரா, யெமன்
Telugu:
సొకొట్రా, యెమన్
Thai:
โซโคตรา, เขตผู้ว่าการเอเดน, เยเมน
Traditional Chinese:
索科特拉島, 亞丁省, 也門
Turkish:
Sokotra, Aden , Yemen
Ukrainian:
Сокотра, Аден, Ємен
Urdu:
سقطری, محافظہ عدن, یمن
Vietnamese:
Socotra, Yemen
Waray:
Socotra, Yemen
Welsh:
Socotra, Yemen
Western Punjabi:
سقوطرہ, یمن
Wu Chinese:
索科特拉岛, 也门
Yoruba:
Socotra, Yemen
Zazaki:
Soqotra, Yemen


A 72- x 22-mile island. Has igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.

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Mineral List

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10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Astrophyllite
Formula: K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Riebeckite (TL)
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘAstrophyllite9.DC.05K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘRiebeckite (TL)9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences52
Youngest Fossil Listed235 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Neogondolella
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Neogondolella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Budurovignathus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Budurovignathus242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Dielasmatidae
family		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Spirigerellina stoliczkai
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Diplospirellidae : Spirigerellina : Spirigerellina stoliczkai247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Nudirostralina mutabilis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Norellidae : Nudirostralina : Nudirostralina mutabilis247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Mentzeliidae : Koeveskallina : Koeveskallina koeveskalyensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Paragondolella
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Paragondolella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Lepismatina lilangensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Lepismatinidae : Lepismatina : Lepismatina lilangensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Adygella socotrana
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Adygella : Adygella socotrana247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Neogondolella cornuta
species		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Neogondolella : Neogondolella cornuta247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Neogondolella longa
species		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Neogondolella : Neogondolella longa247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Neogondolella excentrica
species		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Neogondolella : Neogondolella excentrica247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Paragondolella bulgarica
species		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Paragondolella : Paragondolella bulgarica247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Paragondolella excelsa
species		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Paragondolella : Paragondolella excelsa247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socotra
Wikidata ID:Q82859
GeoNames ID:70302

Localities in this Region

Yemen

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Bonney, T.G. (January 1, 1883) On a Collection of Rock Specimens from the Island of Socotra. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London, 174, 273-294.
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Sauer, A. (1888) Ueber Riebeckit, ein neues Glied der Hornblendegruppe, sowie über Neubildung von Albit in granitischen Orthoklasen. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 40, 138-152.
Beydoun, Z. R., & Bichan, H. R. (1969). The geology of Socotra island, Gulf of Aden. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, London, 125(1-4), 413-446. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.125.1.0413
Fleitmann, D., Matter, A., Burns, S.J., Al-Subbary, A., Al-Aowah, M.A. (2004) Geology and Quaternary climate history of Socotra. Fauna of Arabia, 20, 27-43.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4
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