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Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
PortsmouthUnitary Authority
HampshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Havant, Hampshire, England, UK
Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK
Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK
Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Type:
Unitary Authority
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Portsmouth194,150 (2018)
Southsea18,514 (2012)
Cosham10,226 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
302585
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:302585:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Портсмут, Гэмпшир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
朴次茅斯, 漢普郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Afrikaans:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Engeland, Verenigde Koninkryk
Arabic:
بورتسموث, هامبشاير, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Armenian:
Պորտսմութ, Հեմփշիր, Անգլիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Asturian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inglaterra, Reinu Xuníu
Azeri:
Portsmut, İngiltərə, Böyük Britaniya
Basque:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Belarusian:
Портсмут, Хэмпшыр, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Портсмут, Гэмпшыр, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
পোর্টস্‌মাথ, হ্যাম্পশায়ার, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Портсмът, Хампшър, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Portsmouth , Hampshire , Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پۆرتسموت, ئینگلستان, شانشینی یەکگرتوو
Chechen:
Портсмут, Ингалс, Йоккха Британи
Croatian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Czech:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglie, Spojené království
Danish:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Esperanto:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Estonian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inglismaa, Suurbritannia
Farsi/Persian:
پورتسموث, همپشر, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Georgian:
პორტსმუთი, ინგლისი, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Greek:
Πόρτσμουθ, Χάμπσαϊρ, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
પોર્ટ્સમાઉથ, હેમ્પશાયર, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hakka:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Yîn-koet
Hausa:
Portsmouth, Birtaniya
Hebrew:
פורטסמות', המפשייר, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
पोर्ट्समाउथ, हैम्पशायर, इंग्लैण्ड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Bretland
Indonesian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inggris, Britania Raya
Irish Gaelic:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ポーツマス, ハンプシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Javanese:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inggris, Karajan Manunggal
Kannada:
ಪೋರ್ಟ್ಸಮೌಥ್, ಹ್ಯಾಂಪ್ಶೈರ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Портсмут, Англия, Ұлыбритания
Korean:
포츠머스, 햄프셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Latin:
Portus Ostium, Hantoniensis comitatus, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Latvian:
Portsmuta, Hempšīra, Anglija, Apvienotā Karaliste
Limburgian:
Portsmouth, Ingeland, Vereineg Keuninkriek
Lithuanian:
Portsmutas, Hampšyras, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Luxembourgish:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Vereenegt Kinnekräich
Macedonian:
Портсмут, Хемпшир, Англија, Обединето Кралство
Malay:
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Marathi:
पोर्टस्मथ, हँपशायर, इंग्लंड, युनायटेड किंग्डम
Mazanderani:
پورتسموث, بریتانیا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Narom:
Porchémue, Angliétèrre, Rouoyaume Unni
Norwegian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Storbritannia
Occitan:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglatèrra, Reialme Unit
Polish:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Quechua:
Portsmouth, Inlatirra, Hukllachasqa Qhapaq Suyu
Romanian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Scots:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
Serbian:
Портсмут, Хемпшир, Енглеска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Sinhalese:
පොර්ට්ස්මවුත්, එංගලන්තය, එක්සත් රාජධානිය
Slovak:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
South Azerbaijani:
پورتسموث, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swahili:
Portsmouth, Uingereza, Ufalme wa Muungano
Swedish:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Storbritannien
Tagalog:
Portsmouth, Inglatera, United Kingdom
Tamil:
போர்ட்ஸ்மவுத், ஹாம்ப்ஷயர், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Tatar:
Портсмут , Һәмпшир, Англия, Бөекбритания
Telugu:
పోర్ట్స్ మౌత్, హంప్ షైర్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Thai:
พอร์ตสมัท, แฮมป์เชอร์, ประเทศอังกฤษ, สหราชอาณาจักร
Traditional Chinese:
樸茨茅夫, 衡州郡, 英倫, 英國
Turkish:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Портсмут, Гемпшир, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
پورٹسماؤتھ, ہیمپشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Portsmut, Angliya, Birlashgan Qirollik
Veps:
Portsmut, Anglii, Sur' Britanii
Vietnamese:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Anh, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Volapük:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Waray:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig
West Frisian:
Portsmouth, Hampshire, Ingelân, Feriene Keninkryk
Wu Chinese:
港口城, 汉普郡, 英格兰, 英国
Zazaki:
Portsmouth, İngıltere, Qraliya Yewbiyayiye


A unitary authority separate from the county of Hampshire.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Akaganeite
Formula: (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Description: Produced during conservation
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Hibbingite
Formula: Fe2+2(OH)3Cl
Description: Produced during conservation
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Cannonballs and shot
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘCohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHibbingite3.DA.10aFe2+2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAkaganeite4.DK.05(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Clⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Feⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HibbingiteFe22+(OH)3Cl
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NiNickel
Niⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed83.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Rhachiosoma
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Camptandriidae : Rhachiosoma56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Rhachiosoma bispinosa
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Camptandriidae : Rhachiosoma : Rhachiosoma bispinosa66 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Goniocypoda edwardsi
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Hypothalassiidae : Goniocypoda : Goniocypoda edwardsi56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cretirhynchia (Lewesirhynchia) exsculpta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Cretirhynchia : Cretirhynchia (Lewesirhynchia) exsculpta83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth
Wikidata ID:Q72259
GeoNames ID:2639996

Localities in this Region

UK

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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