![]() Set 8km off Iran’s coast amid the murky blue waters of the Persian Gulf, Hormuz is a teardrop-shaped shimmering salt dome embedded with layers of shale, clay and iron-rich volcanic rocks that glow in dazzling shades of red, yellow and orange due to the more than 70 minerals found here. I approached his suggestion with some trepidation, as I was yet to understand this mysterious, mineral-laden landscape. “You should get a taste of this soil,” said Farzad Kay, my tour guide on southern Iran’s Hormuz Island, as we stood at the foot of a ruby-red mountain that loomed majestically over the shoreline, engulfing the beach and waves in a crimson shadow. With ochre-stained streams, crimson-hued beaches and enchanting salt caves, Iran’s Hormuz Island is a geologist’s Disneyland.
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