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Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugali
Regional Level Types
HortaMunicipality
FaialIsland
AzoresAutonomous Region
PortugalCountry

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Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal
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Lighthouse of Capelinhos

Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal
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Lighthouse of Capelinhos

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Lighthouse of Capelinhos

Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Horta6,572 (2018)
Angústias2,418 (2018)
Castelo Branco1,309 (2018)
Cedros907 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
190520
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190520:8
GUID (UUID V4):
23b8c37a-3f16-4996-896c-a78ad23bdc06
Other Languages:
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French:
Horta, Faial, Açores, Portugal
German:
Horta, Faial, Azoren, Portugal
Italian:
Horta, Faial, Azzorre, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Horta, Ilha do Faial, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Russian:
Орта, Фаял, Азорские острова, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
奧爾塔, 法亞爾島, 亚速尔群岛, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Horta, Isla de Faial, Azores, Portugal
Arabic:
هورتا, الأزور, البرتغال
Asturian:
Horta, Azores
Basque:
Horta, Faial, Azoreak
Belarusian:
Орта, Фаял, Азорскія астравы, Партугалія
Bengali:
হোর্তা, অ্যাজোরেস
Catalan:
Horta, Illa de Faial, Açores, Portugal
Cebuano:
Horta, Ilha do Faial, Azores
Danish:
Horta, Azorerne, Portugal
Dutch:
Horta, Faial, Azoren, Portugal
Farsi/Persian:
اورتا, آزور, پرتغال
Finnish:
Horta, Faial, Azorit, Portugali
Georgian:
ორტა, აზორის კუნძულები
Greek:
Όρτα, Φαϊάλ, Αζόρες, Πορτογαλία
Gujarati:
હોર્ટા, એઝોર્સ
Hebrew:
הורטה, האיים האזוריים, פורטוגל
Hindi:
होर्ता, एज़ोरेस, पुर्तगाल
Indonesian:
Horta, Azores, Portugal
Japanese:
オルタ , ファイアル島, アゾレス諸島, ポルトガル
Kannada:
ಹೊರ್ಟ, ಅಝೊರ್ಸ್
Korean:
오르타, 파이알섬, 아소르스 제도, 포르투갈
Latvian:
Orta, Fajala, Azoru salas, Portugāle
Lithuanian:
Horta, Fajalas, Azorai, Portugalija
Malay:
Horta, Azores
Marathi:
होऱटा, असोरेस
Mazanderani:
اورتا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Horta, Açores
Norwegian:
Horta, Faial, Asorene, Portugal
Polish:
Horta, Faial, Azory, Portugalia
Romanian:
Horta, Insula Faial, Azore, Portugalia
Sinhalese:
හොර්ටා, ඇසෝර්ස්
Slovenian:
Horta , Faial , Azori, Portugalska
Swedish:
Horta, Faial, Azorerna, Portugal
Tamil:
ஹோர்ட்டா, அசோரசு
Telugu:
హూర్ట, అజోరెస్
Thai:
ออร์ตา, เกาะฟายาล, อะโซร์ส, โปรตุเกส
Turkish:
Horta, Azorlar, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Орта, Фаял, Азорські острови, Португалія
Urdu:
ہورتا, آزورس
Vietnamese:
Horta, Açores, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Horta
Waray:
Horta, Azores
Welsh:
Horta, Azores, Portiwgal


The only municipality of Faial Island.

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10 valid minerals.

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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. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horta,_Azores
Wikidata ID:Q990385
GeoNames ID:8010699

Localities in this Region

Portugal

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African PlateTectonic Plate
Atlantic OceanOcean

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References

Von Fellenberg, R.L. (1840): Analyse des Eisenperidots, eines neuen vulkanischen Minerals von den Azoren, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Vol. 127 (2/051), pp. 261.
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