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Hestur, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islandsi
Regional Level Types
HesturIsland
Streymoy RegionRegion
Faroe IslandsAutonomous Territory

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Apophyllite Group

Hestur, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
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Stilbite Subgroup

Hestur, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
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Apophyllite Group

Hestur, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
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Stilbite Subgroup

Hestur, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
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Apophyllite Group

Hestur, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
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Stilbite Subgroup

Hestur, Streymoy Region, Faroe Islands
Type:
Island
Mindat Locality ID:
809
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:809:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hestoy island
Other Languages:
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Danish:
Hestø, Færøerne
Faroese:
Hestoy, Streymoyar sýsla, Føroyar
French:
Hestur, Îles Féroé
German:
Hestur, Färöer
Italian:
Hestur, Fær Øer
Norwegian:
Hestur, Færøyene
Russian:
Хестур, Стреймой, Фарерские острова
Simplified Chinese:
马岛, 法罗群岛
Spanish:
Hestur, Islas Feroe
Afrikaans:
Hestur, Faroëreilande
Arabic:
هستر, جزر فارو
Azeri:
Hestur adası, Farer adaları
Belarusian:
Хестур, Фарэрскія астравы
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Гэстур, Фарэрскія астравы
Catalan:
Hestur, Illes Fèroe
Czech:
Hestur, Faerské ostrovy
Dutch:
Hestur, Faeröer
Esperanto:
Hestur, Ferooj
Finnish:
Hestur, Färsaaret
Greek:
Χέστουρ, Νήσοι Φερόες
Hebrew:
הסטור, איי פארו
Hungarian:
Hestur, Feröer
Icelandic:
Hestur, Færeyjar
Indonesian:
Hestur, Kepulauan Faroe
Irish Gaelic:
Hestur, Oileáin Fharó
Japanese:
ヘストゥル島, フェロー諸島
Korean:
헤스투르섬, 페로 제도
Lithuanian:
Hesturas, Farerai
Moldavian:
Insula Hestur
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Hestur, Færøyane
Ossetian:
Хестур, Фареры сакъадæхтæ
Polish:
Hestur, Wyspy Owcze
Portuguese:
Hestur, Ilhas Feroe
Romanian:
Hestur, Insulele Feroe
Scots:
Hestur, Faroe Islands
Scottish Gaelic:
Hestur, Na h-Eileanan Fàro
Slovak:
Hestur, Faerské ostrovy
Swedish:
Hestur, Färöarna
Traditional Chinese:
馬島, 法羅群島
Ukrainian:
Гестур, Фарерські острови
Vietnamese:
Hestur, Quần đảo Faroe


Administratively Hestur belongs to the Tórshavn Municipality.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
References:
Zeolite collection of Volker BetzIdentified by Volker Betz: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

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

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hestur
Wikidata ID:Q208327
GeoNames ID:2620338


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