 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Built Environment, University of Malta, MSD 2080 Msida, Malta; lino.bianco@um.edu.mt Faculty of Architecture...outcrops over most of the Maltese archipelago, notably Malta. It has provided the islandsā main building material...lower globigerina limestone; franka; sol; soll; Malta; physico-mechanical properties; limestone weathering;...Taylor Coleridge (1772ā1834), when he travelled to Malta in 1804 for a two-year posting as undersecretary...public secretary) to the Civil Commissioner of Malta, was the shining buildings erected in āsand-free |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sketch of the Physical Geologyof the Island of Malta.' Geol. Mat. for 1866, p. 145. 1870. Adams, A.L...Nile Valley and Malta. ~ Edinburgh. 1874. Fuchs, Th. ' Das Alter derTertis yon Malta.' Sitzungsber. d...Fuchs, Th. ' Ueber den sogenannten Badner Tegel auf Malta.' Sitzungsber. d. k. k. Akad. d. Wissensch. Wien...m~tLs ,.SV [Feb. x893 , In the western part of Malta the Clays crop out from the sides of the plateaux...numerous parallel faults that intersect this part of Malta and the eastern half of Gozo, the Clays would form |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Atlantic Ocean 369 Atrypa 212 Attard , Malta 330 Aturia aturi 334, 346 Augite 390 Auk field 366 Austrirhynchia...slumps or east central Wales 183-9 Bajda Ridge, Malta 337 Bajocian Stage 45, 46 Bajocian-Bathonian 381...complex on the Isle or Skye 247-71 Benghisa Point, Malta 330 Benthic assemblages 209, 210 - communities 209...38, 39, 40 - Bay 36 - Beach 37 Bingemrna area, Malta 334 - Syncline 337 - Valley 337 Biostratigraphy...445 450 INDEX Comino, Malta 326, 335, 337 - Straits 333, 334 Cominoto, Malta 326 Compositae 302 Cone |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimen showing the simultaneous presence of calcite, augite, and quartz. Calcite å
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±Departamento de FĆsica |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | are not so abundant, and the olivine rivals the augite in size. As before, both these minerals are poecilitically...phenocrysts, together with a second generation of augite and numerous prisms of apatite, are enclosed in...more acid nature occur. Olivine and porphyritic augite are absent, and the ' clots' consist of phenocrysts...analcite, with subordinate nephelite and granular augite. These seem to be of late formation and to arise... viz. L. Adamsi, McDonald, from the Miocene of Malta, L. tettudinarium, Michelotti, from the Miocene |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | larger specimen in the earlier collection from Malta. Among the casts presented by Mr. Tagliaferro is...articular end is more marked than in the specimens from Malta. I I I . ā N O T E S ON THE PETROLOGY OP A PORTION...elimination of the felspar, and conversion of the augite to hornblende and chlorite, gabbros and dolerites...from some of those of C. Since the change from augite to hornblende by the action of dynamic agencies |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | recently collected and submitted to Dr. Teall include augite-biotite-syenite, ophitio olivine-dolerite, and...Echinoderms similar to those to be met with in Malta and Sicily. Some of the limestones, however, are...Foraminifera, and resemble the Globigerina limestones of Malta. With regard to thickness, it is not easy to give...These are all composed of labradorite-felspar and augite. Aphanites, or fine-grained diabases, also occur |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | publish this paper here. About half-way between Malta and the coast of Tunis three small islets-Linosa...is more recent than the Tertiary limestones of Malta, containing fossils of living mollusks. Lampedusa...the only constituent minerals being plagioclase, augite, olivine, and titaniferous magnetite, with occasionally...all porphyritic, phenocrysts of olivine and of augite being present in every case, accompanied by abundant...greenish, and still fewer of dark, greenishblack augite. Microscopic characters.-In thin section the feldspar |  | | Journal (issue) | | --------------- /?' ā d ./ ~ . r: w Arsenopyrite, Augite, Garnierite Subscriptions Telephone (02) 9979...OF THE EARTH Abrasives DISCOVERY Silicates Ill MALTA C, Back Issues. These can be ordered through your...Monte Tamara near Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). M AUGITE IS THE MOST COMMON MEMBER OF THE PYROXENE GROUP...SILICATE MINERALS: IT IS EVEN FOUND ON THE MOON! Augite is usually black but may also be brown, dark green...from the Greek mtge, meaning 'brightness'. Pure augite is a pyroxene silicate of calcium, magnesium or |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | identical with I. minutesfromthe caves and fissuresof Malta. The Indian species are sivalensis,iravaticuts and...coarsegrainedplagioclase in which is also a large amount of augite in smaller granular aggregates) and quartz porphyries |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | III.āVOL. IX.āNO. XII. CAM Black Limestones of Malta, 361. Blake, J. F., Cambrian Rocks in Caernarvonshire...Limestones T7ARTHQUAKE of Japan, the Great, of Malta, 361. J j 322. Cope, E. D., on the Characters of...the Lower Chalk near, 49. Hobson, B., an Irish Augite, 348 ; on the Basalts and Andesites of Devonshire |  | | Book | | Mine. Help paleontologists excavate dinosaurs in Malta. Rockhounding Montana points the way to the best...65 n 77 94 109Ė 108Ė Wyo m i n g 90 64 Malta 191 107Ė a 90 12 0 81 80 25 79 78 106Ė...RH_MT_i xii.qxp 6/26/06 12:23 PM Page x 64. Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Stilbite, laumontite, mesolite, calcite, amethyst, and augite. Tools: Rock hammer. Vehicle: Any. Accommodations:...frontage road (Recreation Road) for 0.5 mile to Augite crystals found in volcanic rubble. 02 RH_MT_23 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Southern Alps; SL = Sesia-Lanzo zone; DM--GP = Dora-Malta and Gran Paradiso units; PN = composite Piedmont...are employed: ac = acmite; alm = almandine; au = augite; br = bronzite; chlm = chloromelanite; gr = grossular;...minerals of these rocks are: subhedral plagioclase, augite, bronzite and olivine. Compositional data for t...n can be summarized as follows: In these rocks augite (Ca44Mg44Fe,2) is usually well preserved; however...l t e r a t i o n a f f e c t i n g relicts o f augite a n d b r o n z i t e . T h e m a g m a t i c plagioclase |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | around the rigid Hyblean ā Malta Plateau. On the western margin of the Hyblean āMalta Plateau, a broad shear...Clinopyroxene varies from diopside through augite to Fe-rich augite, on the basis of the quadrilateral classification...few Naclinopyroxene crystals (i.e., aegirine ā augite and aegir- Fig. 6. Compositional variations of... with crystallisation of aegirine and aegirine augite (Larsen, 1976; Nyonfang and Nono, 2003). Such Na-rich...Shallow crustal stress and neotectonic framework of Malta Platform and Southeastern Pantelleria Rift. Geol |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Attard, Malta, 87 330 Aturia, 89 228 - aturi, 87 334 Aucellina, 86 520 - gryphaeoides, 86 493 Augite, 87...Bairdia fullonica, 84 34 - hilda, 84 34 Bajda Ridge, Malta, 87 337 Bajocian, 85 28, 88 147 - (Aalenian), 85... 89 198 - fauna, 84 72 - - , Middl e Miocen e, Malta, 89 231 Bent on Fault , Dyfed, 87 22 1 Bent onite...285 Billi ngs hurst Sand, 86414 Bingemma area , Malta, 87 334 - syncl ine and va lley, 87 337 Bihenita...Blu e Clay fauna, Dorset, 89 21 - - Formation , Malta, 87 333 , 89 228 Blue Lias , 86 143 Blueschist metamorph |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Apennine Chain (line with triangles) and the Malta escarpment (line with teeth on the downthrown block)...skeletal olivine and scarce microphenocrysts of augite/diopside. Samples of the historic and current activity...multisaturated in labradoritic^bytownitic plagioclase, augite, olivine and Ti-magnetite. The alkali basalt sample...that the volcano rises on the northern end of the Malta escarpment where a major discontinuity occurs between |  | Watt, Sebastian F.L., Karstens, Jens, Micallef, Aaron, Berndt, Christian, Urlaub, Morelia, Ray, Melanie, Desai, Anisha, Sammartini, Maddalena, Klaucke, Ingo, Bƶttner, Christoph, Day, Simon, Downes, Hilary, KĆ¼hn, Michel, Elger, Judith (2019) From catastrophic collapse to multi-phase deposition: Flow transformation, seafloor interaction and triggered eruption following a volcanic-island landslide. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517. 135-147 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.024 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Surveying, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta, Malta d Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences...Clinopyroxene is the dominant phase (spanning the diopside-augite ļ¬eld), but plagioclase is also abundant (maximum...coarse (up to 5 mm across), equant clinopyroxene (augite, with occasional diopside cores), with variable...Sakar and Umboi are otherwise very similar to the augite-rich Ritter samples, but the Sakar andesite demonstrates |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Bush, F.B.S.āEeport on the Fossil Elephants of Malta. * # * The following Papers were announced, but...showed under the microscope the composition to be augite, triclinie felspar, and titano-ferrite. (2.) The |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fault belts trending NNW-SSE (Tindariā LetojanniāMalta) and NNE-SSW (MessinaāGiardini) respectively, where...plagioclase from labradorite to bytownite, and augite in similar proportions (making up jointly ā¼ 80...titaniferous magnetite (b3 vol.%). Plagioclase and augite are generally euhedral with sizes ranging from...subordinately by more evolved (compared to phenocrysts) augite (b20 vol.%), titaniferous magnetite (b5 vol.%)...crystallizing phases at depth, followed in turn by augite, plagioclase and ļ¬nally amphibole. Sedimentary |  | Ciliberto, Enrico, Crisafulli, Carmelo, Manuella, Fabio Carmelo, Samperi, Filippo, ScirĆØ, Salvatore, Scribano, Vittorio, Viccaro, Marco, Viscuso, Ezio (2009) Aliphatic hydrocarbons in metasomatized gabbroic xenoliths from Hyblean diatremes (Sicily): Genesis in a serpentinite hydrothermal system. Chemical Geology, 258 (3) 258-268 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.10.029 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | chlorite/smectite interlayers, zeolites, aegirineāaugite, titanite, zircon etc. Hence the chemical composition...of a long and steep submarine slope, the HyblaāMalta Escarpment, which separates the Pelagian shelf from...S/I = smectite/illite interlayers; Agt = aegirineāaugite; Zlt = zeolite. E. Ciliberto et al. / Chemical...green aegirineāaugite, FeāTi oxides, titanite, apatite and Ca-poor pyroxene. Aegirineāaugite is ubiquitous...Chlorite/smectite (c/s) patches host hydrothermal aegirineāaugite (agt), FeāTi oxides (mt), apatite (ap), zeolite |  | | Journal (issue) | | countries); Malaysia $9.50; Singapore S9.95 inc. GST; Malta Ā£1.75 TREASURES OF THE---------- ORBIS DE AGOSTINI...free throughout the series, as they are needed. MALTA, MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE Back Issues can be ordered... aluminium, silicon and oxygen), together with augite and other complex silicates of the pyroxene group |  | | Journal (issue) | | ā CD 3 Ā§ s co 8=> Sā Sā I c_ I 8 ro MALTA S' Back Issues. These can be ordered through your...leucitite's most important accessory minerals: augite (a pyroxene silicate of calcium, magnesium or iron);...leucitite are large, single crystals (phenoĀ crysts) of augite and leucite. These are set in a groundmass of further...Essential components: Leucite Secondary components: Augite, hauyne, hornblende, magnetite, melilite Colour |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MMVP extends north~ ward from Mt. Melbourne to the Malta Plateau (Fig. 1), on the uplifted western shoulder...et al., 1994). The B-Ph rocks show olivine and augite with a porphyritic texture and abundant vesicles;...studied cpx (Table 2) fall in the diopside and augite fields (Fig. 3). M 1 site. The M1 site is essentially |  | Russo, Gilda, Ceccaroni, Emanuela, Conte, Aida Maria, Medeghini, Laura, De Vito, Caterina, Mignardi, Silvano (2022) Archaeometric Study on Roman Painted Terracottas from the Sanctuary of Hercules in Alba Fucens (Abruzzo, Italy) Minerals, 12 (3) 346 doi:10.3390/min12030346 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Qtz: quartz; Cal: calcite; Plg: plagioclase; Cpx: augite; Ill: illite, Ms: muscovite). Sample Qtz Cal...only some of them show the presence of calcite, augite, and illite. Muscovite is only present in sample...further supports this hypothesis. The presence of augite can be related to the numerous volcanoclastic levels...such as gehlenite and diopside. The presence of augite is related to the numerous volcanoclastic levels...characterization of Middle Bronze Age pottery in Malta and Sicily (15thā13th century BC). Period. Mineral |  | Viccaro, Marco, Scribano, Vittorio, Cristofolini, Renato, Ottolini, Luisa, Manuella, Fabio C. (2009) Primary origin of some trachytoid magmas: Inferences from naturally quenched glasses in hydrothermally metasomatized gabbroic xenoliths (Hyblean area, Sicily) Lithos, 113 (3) 659-672 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.037 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | albitized plagioclase, FeāMg-rich clays, aegirineāaugite, Ā± zeolites, titanite, apatite, magnetite, and...Na-rich alkali feldspar, FeāMgrich clays and aegirineāaugite. Halogens had probably played an important role...a steep and long submarine slope, the HybleanāMalta Escarpment, which separates the Pelagian shelf from...immersed in this clayey mat: bright green aegirineā augite, gismondine group zeolites, FeāTi oxides, titanite...pyrite, sphalerite, gypsum et cetera. Aegirineāaugite is ubiquitous, exhibiting either textural equilibrium |
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