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Area:
12,200 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Stanley | 2,213 (2018) |
Other Languages:
French:
Îles Malouines
German:
Falklandinseln
Italian:
Isole Falkland
Russian:
Фолклендские острова
Simplified Chinese:
福克兰群岛
Spanish:
Islas Malvinas
Achinese:
Pulo-pulo Falkland
Afrikaans:
Falkland-eilande
Albanian:
Ishujt Falkland
Amharic:
ፋልክላንድ ደሴቶች
Anglo-Saxon:
Folcland Īegland
Arabic:
جزر فوكلاند
Aragonese:
Islas Malvinas
Armenian:
Ֆոլկլենդյան կղզիներ
Asturian:
Islles Malvines
Azeri:
Folklend adaları
Bashkir:
Фолкленд утрауҙары
Basque:
Falklandak
Bavarian:
Foiklandinsln
Belarusian:
Фалклендскія астравы
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Фолклэндзкія астравы
Bengali:
ফক্ল্যান্ড দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ফ্লাকল্যান্ড দ্বীপমালা
Bosnian:
Folklandska ostrva
Breton:
Inizi Maloù
Bulgarian:
Фолкландски острови
Catalan:
Illes Malvines
Cebuano:
Kapupud-ang Falkland
Central Bikol:
Islang Falkland
Cornish:
Ynysow Falkland
Croatian:
Falklandski otoci
Czech:
Falklandy
Danish:
Falklandsøerne
Doteli:
फकल्याण्ड टापु
Dutch:
Falklandeilanden
Egyptian Arabic:
جزر فوكلاند
Esperanto:
Insuloj Falklandoj
Estonian:
Falklandi saared
Faroese:
Falklandsoyggjar
Farsi/Persian:
جزایر فالکلند
Fiji Hindi:
Falkland Islands
Finnish:
Falklandinsaaret
Gagauz:
Falkland Adaları
Galician:
Illas Malvinas
Georgian:
ფოლკლენდის კუნძულები
Greek:
Νήσοι Φώκλαντ
Guarani:
Ypa'ũnguéra Malvina
Gujarati:
ફૉકલેન્ડ ટાપુઓ
Hakka:
Falkland khiùn-tó
Hebrew:
איי פוקלנד
Hill Mari:
Фолкленд ошмаотывлӓ
Hindi:
फ़ॉकलैंड द्वीपसमूह
Hungarian:
Falkland-szigetek
Icelandic:
Falklandseyjar
Ido:
Falklandi
Indonesian:
Kepulauan Falkland
Interlingua:
Insulas Falkland
Irish Gaelic:
Oileáin Fháclainne
Japanese:
フォークランド諸島
Javanese:
Kapuloan Falkland
Kabardian:
Фолклэнд тIыгухэр
Karakalpak:
Folklend atawları
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Фолкленд аралдары
Kinyarwanda:
Ibirwa bya Folukilande
Korean:
포클랜드 제도
Latin:
Falklandia
Latvian:
Folklenda Salas
Ligurian:
Isoe Falkland
Limburgian:
Falklandeilen
Lithuanian:
Folklando
Lombard:
Isol Falkland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Falklandinseln
Lower Sorbian:
Falklandy
Luri:
میناڤە یا فالکئلأند
Luxembourgish:
Falkland Inselen
Macedonian:
Фолкландски Острови
Malay:
Kepulauan Falkland
Malayalam:
ഫോക്ക്ലാന്റ് ദ്വീപുകൾ
Marathi:
फॉकलंड द्वीपसमूह
Mazanderani:
فالکلند
Min Dong Chinese:
Falkland Gùng-dō̤
Minangkabau:
Kapulauan Falkland
Mingrelian:
ფოლკლენდიშ კოკეფი
Nepali:
फकल्याण्ड टापु
Northern Sami:
Falklandsullot
Norwegian:
Falklandsøyene
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Falklandsøyane
Novial:
Falklande Isles
Occitan:
Illas Malvinas
Odia:
ଫଲ୍କ୍ଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡ ଦ୍ୱୀପପୁଞ୍ଜ
Ossetian:
Фолкленды
Polish:
Falklandy
Portuguese:
Ilhas Malvinas
Punjabi:
ਫ਼ਾਕਲੈਂਡ ਟਾਪੂ
Quechua:
Malwina wat'akuna
Romanian:
Insulele Falkland
Samogitian:
Malvėnu salas
Sardinian:
Ìsulas Falkland
Saterland Frisian:
Falklound-Ailounde
Scots:
Falkland Islands
Scottish Gaelic:
Na h-Eileanan Fàclainn
Serbian:
Фолкландска Острва
Serbo-Croatian:
Falklandi
Sicilian:
Ìsuli Falkland
Slovak:
Falklandy
Slovenian:
Falklandski otoki
South Azerbaijani:
فالکلند آدالاری
Sundanese:
Kapuloan Falkland
Swahili:
Visiwa vya Falkland
Swedish:
Falklandsöarna
Tagalog:
Kapuluang Falkland
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ҷазираҳои Фолкланд
Tamil:
போக்லாந்து தீவுகள்
Tatar:
Фолкленд утраулары
Thai:
หมู่เกาะฟอล์กแลนด์
Traditional Chinese:
福克蘭羣島
Turkish:
Falkland Adaları
Ukrainian:
Фолклендські Острови
Upper Sorbian:
Falklandske kupy
Urdu:
جزائر فاکلینڈ
Uyghur:
فالكلاند تاقىم ئاراللىرى
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Folklend orollari
Vietnamese:
Quần đảo Falkland
Waray:
Kapuropud-an Falkland
Welsh:
Ynysoedd y Falklands
West Frisian:
Falklâneilannen
Western Punjabi:
فاکلینڈ جزیرے
Wolof:
Dunu Falkland
Wu Chinese:
富克朗特群岛
Yakut:
Фолклэнд арыылара
Yiddish:
פאלקלאנד אינזלען
Yoruba:
Àwọn Erékùṣù Falkland
Zulu:
Iziqhingi weFalkland
The Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 miles (483 kilometres) east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about 752 miles (1,210 kilometres) from the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of 4,700 square miles (12,000 square kilometres), comprises East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance, and the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The Falkland Islands' capital is Stanley on East Falkland.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ 'Bloodstone' Formula: SiO2 Locality: Pebble Island, Falkland Islands |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 Locality: Pebble Island, Falkland Islands |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Onyx Formula: SiO2 Locality: Pebble Island, Falkland Islands |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Struvite Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Onyx | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | Struvite | 8.CH.40 | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Bloodstone' | - | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Onyx | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Bloodstone | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Onyx | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Bloodstone | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Fossils
There are 158 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.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 | 158 | |||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) | |||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 541 Ma (Cambrian) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 8 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q9648 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3474414 |
Localities in this Region
- ⭔Beauchêne Island
- ⭔East Falkland
- Mary Hill quarry
- Pony's Pass Quarry
- Port Stanley
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Atlantic OceanOcean
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Deseado-Falklands ProvinceGeologic Province
- Falkland BlockOrogenic Belt
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References
Darwin, C. (1846) On the Geology of the Falkland Islands. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, 2 (1) 267-274 doi:10.1144/gsl.jgs.1846.002.01-02.46
Adie, Raymond J. (1957) Geological investigations in the Falkland Islands Dependencies before 1940. Polar Record, 8 (57). 502-513 doi:10.1017/s0032247400049883
Greenway, Mary E. (1972) The geology of the Falkland Islands. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports 76. British Antarctic Survey
Stone, P., Faithfull, J. (2013) The mineral prospecting expeditions to the South Atlantic islands and Antarctic Peninsula region made by the Scottish geologist David Ferguson, 1912–1914. Scottish Journal of Geology, 49 (1) 59-77 doi:10.1144/sjg2013-004
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Peat bank, Port Stanley, East Falkland, Falkland Islands