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Montserrati
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Montserrat | Overseas Territory |
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Area:
101 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Brades | 1,000 (2013) |
| Cork Hill | 732 (2018) |
| Salem | 680 (2014) |
| Saint John's Village | 627 (2009) |
| Gerald's | 314 (2009) |
Other Languages:
French:
Montserrat
German:
Montserrat
Italian:
Montserrat
Russian:
Монтсеррат
Simplified Chinese:
蒙塞拉特島
Spanish:
Montserrat
Afrikaans:
Montserrat
Albanian:
Montserrati
Alemannic:
Montserrat
Amharic:
ሞንትሠራት
Anglo-Saxon:
Montserrat
Arabic:
مونتسرات
Aragonese:
Isla de Montserrat
Armenian:
Մոնտսերատ
Asturian:
Montserrat
Azeri:
Montserrat
Bashkir:
Монтсеррат
Basque:
Montserrat
Belarusian:
Мантсерат
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Мансэрат
Bengali:
মন্টসেরাট
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মন্টসের্রাট
Bosnian:
Monserat
Breton:
Enez Montserrat
Bulgarian:
Монсерат
Catalan:
Illa de Montserrat
Chechen:
Монтсеррат
Cornish:
Montserrat
Croatian:
Montserrat
Czech:
Montserrat
Danish:
Montserrat
Dutch:
Montserrat
Egyptian Arabic:
مونتسيرات
Erzya:
Монтсеррат
Esperanto:
Moncerato
Estonian:
Montserrat
Faroese:
Montserrat
Farsi/Persian:
مونتسرات
Fiji Hindi:
Montserrat
Finnish:
Montserrat
Franco-Provençal:
Montsarrat
Gagauz:
Montserrat
Galician:
Illa Montserrat
Georgian:
მონსერატი
Greek:
Μοντσερράτ
Gujarati:
મોંટસેરાટ
Haitian:
Monsera
Hakka:
Montserrat
Hebrew:
מונטסראט
Hill Mari:
Монтсеррат
Hindi:
मॉण्टसेराट
Hungarian:
Montserrat
Icelandic:
Montserrat
Ido:
Montserrat
Indonesian:
Montserrat
Irish Gaelic:
Montsarat
Jamaican Patois:
Mansarat
Japanese:
モントセラト
Javanese:
Montserrat
Kannada:
ಮೋಂಟ್ಸೆರಾಟ್
Karakalpak:
Montserrat
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Монтсеррат
Kinyarwanda:
Monserati
Korean:
몬트세랫
Kyrgyz:
Монтсеррат
Latin:
Montserrat
Latvian:
Montserrata
Ligurian:
Montserrat
Limburgian:
Montserrat
Lingua Franca Nova:
Montserat
Lithuanian:
Montseratas
Lombard:
Montserrat
Low Saxon/Low German:
Montserrat
Luxembourgish:
Montserrat
Macedonian:
Монтсерат
Malay:
Montserrat
Maltese:
Montserrat
Marathi:
माँटसेराट
Min Dong Chinese:
Montserrat
Mingrelian:
მონსერატი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Montserrat
Northern Frisian:
Montserrat
Norwegian:
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Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Montserrat
Novial:
Montserat
Occitan:
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Papiamento:
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Piedmontese:
Montserrat
Polish:
Montserrat
Portuguese:
Montserrat
Punjabi:
ਮਾਂਟਸਰਾਤ
Romanian:
Montserrat
Scots:
Montserrat
Serbian:
Монтсерат
Serbo-Croatian:
Montserrat
Sicilian:
Montserrat
Sinhalese:
මොන්ටෙසේරට්
Slovak:
Montserrat
Slovenian:
Monserat
South Azerbaijani:
مونتسرات
Sundanese:
Montserrat
Swahili:
Montserrat
Swedish:
Montserrat
Tagalog:
Montserrat
Tamil:
மொன்செராட்
Tatar:
Монтсеррат
Telugu:
మాంట్సెరాట్
Thai:
มอนต์เซอร์รัต
Traditional Chinese:
蒙塞拉特島
Turkish:
Montserrat
Ukrainian:
Монтсеррат
Urdu:
مانٹسریٹ
Uyghur:
مونتسەررات
Vietnamese:
Montserrat
Waray:
Montserrat
Welsh:
Montserrat
West Frisian:
Montserrat
Western Punjabi:
مونتسرات
Wolof:
Montserrat
Wu Chinese:
蒙特塞拉特
Yoruba:
Montserrat
Zazaki:
Montserrat
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory (BOT) in the Caribbean. The island is in the Leeward Islands, which is part of the chain known as the Lesser Antilles, in the West Indies. Montserrat measures approximately 16 km (10 mi) in length and 11 km (7 mi) in width, with approximately 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. Montserrat is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.
On 18 July 1995, the previously dormant Soufrière Hills volcano, in the southern part of the island, became active. Eruptions destroyed Montserrat's Georgian era capital city of Plymouth. Between 1995 and 2000, two-thirds of the island's population was forced to flee, primarily to the United Kingdom, leaving fewer than 1200 people on the island in 1997 (rising to nearly 5000 by 2016). The volcanic activity continues, mostly affecting the vicinity of Plymouth, including its docking facilities, and the eastern side of the island around the former W. H. Bramble Airport, the remnants of which were buried by flows from volcanic activity on 11 February 2010.
An exclusion zone, encompassing the southern half of the island to as far north as parts of the Belham Valley, was imposed because of the size of the existing volcanic dome and the resulting potential for pyroclastic activity. Visitors are generally not permitted entry into the exclusion zone, but a view of the destruction of Plymouth can be seen from the top of Garibaldi Hill in Isles Bay. Relatively quiet since early 2010, the volcano continues to be closely monitored by the Montserrat Volcano Observatory.
A new town and port are being developed at Little Bay, which is on the northwest coast of the island. While this construction proceeds, the centre of government and businesses is at Brades.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality 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 | 29 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q13353 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3578097 |
Localities in this Region
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- Lesser AntillesVolcanic Arc
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