Maltai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Malta | Country |
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Area:
316 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Birkirkara | 21,676 (2012) |
| Qormi | 18,230 (2013) |
| Mosta | 17,789 (2012) |
| Żabbar | 15,030 (2012) |
| San Pawl il-Baħar | 14,057 (2018) |
| Saint John | 12,346 (2012) |
Mindat Locality ID:
52765
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52765:2
GUID (UUID V4):
5e53147e-4e7f-4ef0-ada4-1bd9f79403a7
Other Languages:
French:
Malte
German:
Malta
Italian:
Malta
Maltese:
Malta
Russian:
Мальта
Simplified Chinese:
马耳他
Spanish:
Malta
Achinese:
Malta
Afrikaans:
Malta
Akan:
Mɔlta
Albanian:
Malta
Alemannic:
Malta
Amharic:
ማልታ
Anglo-Saxon:
Melita
Arabic:
مالطا
Aragonese:
Malta
Aramaic:
ܡܝܠܛܐ
Armenian:
Մալթա
Aromanian:
Malta
Asturian:
Malta
Avaric:
Мальта
Azeri:
Malta
Bambara:
Malti
Bashkir:
Мальта
Basque:
Malta
Bavarian:
Malta
Belarusian:
Мальта
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Мальта
Bengali:
মাল্টা
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মাল্টা
Bislama:
Malta
Bosnian:
Malta
Breton:
Malta
Bulgarian:
Малта
Burmese:
မော်လတာနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
República de Malta
Cebuano:
Malta
Central Bikol:
Malta
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
ماڵتا
Chamorro:
Malta
Chavacano:
Malta
Chechen:
Мальта
Cherokee:
ᎹᎵᏔ
Church Slavic:
Малта
Chuvash:
Мальта
Classical Chinese:
馬爾他
Cornish:
Malta
Corsican:
Malta
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Malta
Croatian:
Malta
Czech:
Malta
Danish:
Malta
Doteli:
माल्टा
Dutch:
Malta
Dutch Low Saxon:
Malta
Dzongkha:
མཱལ་ཊ
Egyptian Arabic:
مالطا
Emilian-Romagnol:
Malta
Erzya:
Мальта Мастор
Esperanto:
Malto
Estonian:
Malta
Ewe:
Malta
Extremaduran:
Malta
Faroese:
Malta
Farsi/Persian:
مالت
Fiji Hindi:
Malta
Finnish:
Malta
Franco-Provençal:
Malta
Friulian:
Malte
Fula:
Malta
Gagauz:
Malta
Galician:
Malta
Georgian:
მალტა
Greek:
Μάλτα
Greenlandic:
Malta
Guarani:
Melíta
Gujarati:
માલ્ટા
Haitian:
Malt
Hakka:
Malta
Hausa:
Malta
Hawaiian:
Malata
Hebrew:
מלטה
Hindi:
माल्टा
Hungarian:
Málta
Icelandic:
Malta
Ido:
Malta
Igbo:
Malta
Iloko:
Malta
Indonesian:
Malta
Interlingua:
Malta
Interlingue:
Malta
Irish Gaelic:
Málta
Jamaican Patois:
Malta
Japanese:
マルタ
Javanese:
Malta
Judaeo-Spanish:
Malta
Kabardian:
Малтэ
Kabyle:
Malṭa
Kalmyk:
Малтдин Орн
Kannada:
ಮಾಲ್ಟ
Kapampangan:
Malta
Karachay-Balkar:
Мальта
Karakalpak:
Malta
Kashmiri:
مالٹا
Kashubian:
Malta
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Мальта
Khmer:
ម៉ាល់តា
Kinyarwanda:
Malita
Komi:
Мальта
Komi-Permyak:
Мальта
Kongo:
Malta
Konkani:
माल्टा
Korean:
몰타
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Malta
Kyrgyz:
Мальта
Lao:
ປະເທດມານ
Latgalian:
Malta
Latin:
Melita
Latvian:
Malta
Ligurian:
Mâta
Limburgian:
Malta
Lingala:
Malta
Lingua Franca Nova:
Malta
Lithuanian:
Malta
Livvi-Karelian:
Mal'tu
Lojban:
maltas
Lombard:
Malta
Low Saxon/Low German:
Malta
Lower Sorbian:
Malta
Luganda:
Malita
Luri:
مالت
Luxembourgish:
Malta
Macedonian:
Малта
Maithili:
माल्टा
Malagasy:
Malta
Malay:
Malta
Malayalam:
മാൾട്ട
Manx:
Yn Valta
Maori:
Mārata
Marathi:
माल्टा
Mazanderani:
مالت
Meadow Mari:
Мальта
Min Dong Chinese:
Mī-lé-dâi
Mingrelian:
მალტა
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Malta
Mirandese:
Malta
Mongolian:
Мальт
Nahuatl:
Malta
Narom:
Malte
Nauruan:
Marta
Neapolitan:
Malta
Nepali:
माल्टा
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
माल्टा
Norfolk:
Marlta
Northern Frisian:
Malta
Northern Sami:
Malta
Norwegian:
Malta
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Malta
Novial:
Malta
Occitan:
Malta
Odia:
ମାଲଟା
Oromo:
Mooltaa
Ossetian:
Мальтæ
Pali:
माल्टा
Pangasinan:
Malta
Papiamento:
Malta
Pashto:
مالټا
Picard:
Malte
Piedmontese:
Malta
Polish:
Malta
Pontic Greek:
Μάλτα
Portuguese:
Malta
Punjabi:
ਮਾਲਟਾ
Quechua:
Malta
Romanian:
Malta
Romansh:
Malta
Rundi:
Malita
Russia Buriat:
Мальта
Rusyn:
Малта
Samoan:
Melita
Samogitian:
Malta
Sango:
Mâlta
Sanskrit:
माल्टा
Sardinian:
Malta
Saterland Frisian:
Malta
Scots:
Maltae
Scottish Gaelic:
Malta
Serbian:
Малта
Serbian (Latin Script):
Malta
Serbo-Croatian:
Malta
Shona:
Malta
Sicilian:
Malta
Silesian:
Malta
Sindhi:
مالٽا
Sinhalese:
මෝල්ටාව
Slovak:
Malta
Slovenian:
Malta
Somali:
Malta
South Azerbaijani:
مالت
Sranan Tongo:
Maltakondre
Sundanese:
Malta
Swahili:
Malta
Swati:
IMalitha
Swedish:
Malta
Tagalog:
Malta
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Малта
Tamil:
மால்ட்டா
Tarantino:
Malte
Tatar:
Мальта
Telugu:
మాల్టా
Tetum:
Malta
Thai:
ประเทศมอลตา
Tibetan (Standard):
མལ་ཏ།
Tigrinya:
ማልታ
Tongan:
Malita
Traditional Chinese:
馬耳他
Tsonga:
Malta
Tumbuka:
Malta
Turkish:
Malta
Turkmen:
Malta
Twi:
Mɔlta
Udmurt:
Мальта
Ukrainian:
Мальта
Upper Sorbian:
Malta
Urdu:
مالٹا
Uyghur:
مالتا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Malta
Venetian:
Malta
Veps:
Mal't
Vietnamese:
Malta
Vlax Romani:
Malta
Volapük:
Malteän
Võro:
Malta
Walloon:
Male
Waray:
Malta
Welsh:
Malta
West Flemish:
Malta
West Frisian:
Malta
Western Punjabi:
مالٹا
Wolof:
Malt
Wu Chinese:
马耳他
Yakut:
Мальта
Yiddish:
מאלטא
Yoruba:
Máltà
Zazaki:
Malta
Zeelandic:
Malta
Zhuang:
Malta
Zulu:
IMalta
The country of Malta consists of an archipelago of seven islands, three of which are inhabited (Malta, Gozo, and Comino).
Since June 30, 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 localities, governed by local councils (Maltese: kunsilli lokali), meaning municipalities or boroughs.
The Maltese Islands are located on the northern flank of the Pantelleria Rift, between Tunisia and Sicily to the south of the Sicilian platform.
Geologically, the islands consist exclusively of sedimentary rocks, mostly limestone of Oligocene and Miocene age, although older rocks (Cretaceous and Eocene) have been encountered in deep boreholes.
The stratigraphic succession outcropping on the islands consists of five main litho-stratigraphic units of Oligocene-Miocene ages defined from the basement to the top by the Aquitanian-Burdigalian Lower Coralline Limestone (140 m thick), the Chattian to Langhian Globigerina Limestone (20 - 200 m thick), the Langhian Blue Clay Formation (75 m thick), the Greensand Formation (few meters thick) and the Tortonian Upper Coralline Limestone (100 m thick). The Globigerina Limestone is composed of three members called Lower, Middle, and Upper Globigerina Limestone.
Malta yields hardly any crystallized mineral specimens except for calcite and gypsum. It is much better known for its fossil specimens, although their export is technically illegal. Ubiquitous cerussite pellets in the soil are the product of alteration of bullets and birdshot and are not native.
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Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Localities: References: |
| ⓘ 'Apatite var. Carbonate-rich Apatite' |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Locality: Xlendi, Munxar, Gozo Region, Malta |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Locality: Gozo Region, Malta Description: Fine magnetite sand was panned out of the Blue Clay formation in pre-industrial times for use as blotting sand when writing with quill pens. |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' Locality: Mgarr, Northern Region, Malta |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: detrital References: |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Localities: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O | |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite var. Carbonate-rich Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Fossils
There are 49 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - 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.
| Occurrences | 388 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 28.4 Ma (Oligocene) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 17 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 49 fossil localities |
- Miocene🐚 Algal Branch Packstone facies
- Miocene🐚 Bahrija
- Pleistocene🐚 Corradino
- Miocene🐚 Fomm ir-Rih
- Miocene🐚 Ghajn ta’ Gordajna
- Miocene🐚 Ghajn Znuber beds
- Miocene🐚 Gnejna
- Miocene🐚 Golden Bay
- Miocene🐚 L-Ahrax tal-Mellieha
- Cenozoic🐚 Lower Main Phosphate bed
- Miocene🐚 Malta precise locality unknown
- Cenozoic🐚 MaltaGeneral
- Pleistocene🐚 Micabiba
- Miocene🐚 Ophiuroidea
- Miocene🐚 Ras il-Pellegrin
- Miocene🐚 Rdum ii-Vigarju
- Miocene🐚 Rdum il-Hmar
- Cenozoic🐚 Scutella beds
- Cenozoic🐚 Scutella biofacies
- Pleistocene🐚 Tal Gnien
- Cenozoic🐚 Upper Globiggerina Limestone
- Miocene🐚 Wied l-Isquof
- Miocene🐚 Xrobb l-Ghagin
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q233 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2562770 |
Localities in this Region
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- ⭔South Eastern Region
- ⭔Southern Region
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