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III.—On the Occurrence of Concretionary Masses of Flint and Chert in the Maltese Limestones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

John H. Cooke
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The late Admiral Spratt, R.N., and Dr. John Murray, of the “Challenger” Expedition, have, in their brochures on Maltese Geology, made allusion en passant to the occurrence of chert nodules in the Globigerina limestones of the Maltese islands. Neither of these gentlemen, however, gave any details of the nature, mode of occurrence, or distribution of the concretions, an omission which was probably due to the restricted area of the horizon at which the nodules are found, and to the irregular and sparse manner in which thev are distributed.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , April 1893 , pp. 157 - 160
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1893

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page 157 note 1 “This deposit often contains nodules of a flinty texture, viz., chert, in which are fish-scales”. The Geology of Malta and Gozo. Malta, 1854, p. 7.Google Scholar

page 157 note 2 “Nodules of flint and chert are found in some of the layers”. “The Maltese Islands, with special reference to their geological structure”. Scot. Geog. Mag., September, 1890, p. 24.Google Scholar