Holyoake Valley, Pikikiruna Range, Tasman Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Holyoake Valley | Valley |
| Pikikiruna Range | Mountain Range |
| Tasman Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 1' 14'' South , 172° 58' 35'' East
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Contact aureole of the Canaan Granodiorite.
Braithwaite et al. (1976) described the wollastonite outcrop on the southern side of the Holyoake Valley, and its possible economic significance, but did
not discuss the physical conditions of its formation. They recorded scattered tiny crystals of vesuvianite within the main wollastonite body. Later, pale-green vesuvianite was found in calcsilicate rock (P43240) as numerous crystals up to 3 mm across. This rock, however, is known only from a sample discovered on the spoil heap during excavation of the adit at the locality, and its relations to the other rocks present are not known. The vesuvianite is concentrated in an irregular layer up to 15mm wide in the sample and is accompanied by smaller amounts of garnet, wollastonite, quartz, calcite, diopside, and pyrite (Fig. 4A). Wollastonite, quartz, and calcite are adjacent to one another in this part of the rock, whereas within the vesuvianite-free part, wollastonite is locally intergrown with quartz and is also contiguous with calcite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Braithwaite, J.C., Buckenham, M.H., Watters, W.A. (1976) Holyoake Valley wollastonite. Industrial minerals and rocks 7. Wellington, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, pp. 9-19.
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| β 'Apophyllite Group' Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O Reference: Railton, G.L., Watters, W.A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin No. 104.
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| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics, 38:3, 315β323.
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| β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics, 38:3, 315β323.
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| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Reference: Braithwaite, J.C., Buckenham, M.H., Watters, W.A. (1976) Holyoake Valley wollastonite. Industrial minerals and rocks 7. Wellington, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, pp. 9-19.
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| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics, 38:3, 315β323.
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| β Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Reference: Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics, 38:3, 315β323.
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| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics, 38:3, 315β323.
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| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Braithwaite, J.C., Buckenham, M.H., Watters, W.A. (1976) Holyoake Valley wollastonite. Industrial minerals and rocks 7. Wellington, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, pp. 9-19.
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| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics, 38:3, 315β323.
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| β 'Scapolite' Reference: Braithwaite, J.C., Buckenham, M.H., Watters, W.A. (1976) Holyoake Valley wollastonite. Industrial minerals and rocks 7. Wellington, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, pp. 9-19.
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| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Reference: Braithwaite, J.C., Buckenham, M.H., Watters, W.A. (1976) Holyoake Valley wollastonite. Industrial minerals and rocks 7. Wellington, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, pp. 9-19.
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| β Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 Reference: Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics, 38:3, 315β323.
Braithwaite, J.C., Buckenham, M.H., Watters, W.A. (1976) Holyoake Valley wollastonite. Industrial minerals and rocks 7. Wellington, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, pp. 9-19.
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| β Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) Reference: Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics, 38:3, 315β323.
Mason, B. (1975) Compositional Limits of Wollastonite and Bustamite. American Mineralogist Vol. 60: 209-212.
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Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β»4)β»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| β | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'Apophyllite Group' | - | AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Scapolite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| H | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| H | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| O | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Al | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Apophyllite Group | AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O |
| Si | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Ca | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Ca | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Braithwaite, J.C., Buckenham, M.H., Watters, W.A. (1976) Holyoake Valley wollastonite. Industrial minerals and rocks 7. Wellington, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, pp. 9-19.
Railton, G.L., Watters, W.A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin No. 104.
Watters, W.A. (1995) Petrography and genesis of a wollastonite body and its associated rocks at Holyoake Valley, Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology Geophysics. 38:3, 315β323.
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