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References:
- Railton, G.L. & Watters, W.A., Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bull. #104 (1990).
- Kear, D., ed. (1989): Mineral deposits of New Zealand. AusIMM Monograph 13, 225 pp.
- AusIMM (2003): Monograph 4 & 13 - Economic Geology of New Zealand and Mineral Deposits of New Zealand. AusIMM Monograph, 784 pp. (CD only). [CD reissue of Kear (1989)]
- Christie, A. B. and Brathwaite, R. L., eds. (2006): Geology and exploration of New Zealand mineral deposits. AusIMM Monograph 25, 353 pp.





 Map Reference: 36°2'S , 173°58'E

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Actinolite
var: Nephrite
'Adularia'
Aegirine
Aenigmatite
Afwillite
Aguilarite
Aikinite
Akaganeite
Akatoreite (TL)
Alabandite
Albite
var: Andesine
var: Oligoclase
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Algodonite
'Allanite'
Allanite-(Ce)
Allanite-(La)
Allophane
Almandine
Altaite
Alunite
Alunogen
'Amphibole Group'
var: Uralite
Analcime
Anapaite
Anatase
Andalusite
Andradite
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Annabergite
Anorthite
Anorthoclase
Anthophyllite
Antigorite
Antlerite
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaCl)
Apatite-(CaF)
var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)
'Apophyllite'
Aragonite
Ardennite-(As)
Arfvedsonite
Argyrodite
Arsenic
Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite
Aspidolite
Atacamite
Augite
Autunite
Awaruite (TL)
'Axinite'
Axinite-(Fe)
Axinite-(Mn)
Azurite
Babingtonite
Bakerite
Baotite
Barbertonite
Barićite
Barroisite
Baryte
Bayerite
Beaverite
Becquerelite
Beidellite
Bementite
Berthierine
Beryl
Biotite
Birnessite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bobierrite
Böhmite
Bornite
Bournonite
Braggite
Braunite
Brochantite
Bromargyrite
Brookite
Brucite
Brugnatellite
Buddingtonite
Burbankite ?
Bustamite
Calcite
var: Ferroan Calcite
var: Manganoan Calcite
Cancrinite
Carbonatecyanotrichite
Carnallite
Cassiterite
Cavansite
Cebollite
Celadonite
Celestine
Cerianite-(Ce)
Cerussite
'Chabazite'
Chabazite-Ca
Chabazite-Na
Chalcanthite
'Chalcedony
var: Agate'
'var: Petrified Wood'
'var: Quartzine'
Chalcocite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite
Chamosite
Cherepanovite
Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Chrysotile
Cinnabar
Claudetite
Clinochlore
var: Delessite
var: Pennine
'Clinoptilolite'
Clinozoisite
Cobaltite
Coffinite
Coloradoite
Columbite
 Connellite
Coombsite (TL)
Cooperite
'Copalite
var: Agathacopalite'
Copper
Cordierite
Corrensite
Corundum
var: Ruby
var: Sapphire
Cotunnite
Covellite
Cowlesite
Cristobalite
Crossite
Cryptomelane
Cubanite
Cummingtonite
Cuprite
Cuspidine
Cymrite
'Dachiardite'
Datolite
Dawsonite
Devilline
Diaspore
Dickite
Digenite
Diopside
var: Chromian Diopside
Dioptase
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite
Domeykite
Dravite
Dufrénoysite
Dumortierite
Dundasite
Edenite
Enstatite
var: Bronzite
Epidote
Epistilbite
Epsomite
'Erionite'
Erionite-K
Fayalite
Ferro-aluminoceladonite (TL)
Ferroceladonite (TL)
Ferro-edenite
Ferrosilite
Feruvite (TL)
Fluorite
Forsterite
Gahnite
Galena
'Garnet Group'
Gehlenite
Gersdorffite
Gismondine
Glaucodot
Glauconite
Gobbinsite
Goethite
Gold
var: Electrum
Gonnardite
'Goodletite'
Graphite
Greenockite
Grossular
Gypsum
Halite
Halloysite
Harmotome
Hawleyite
'Hectorite (of Cox)'
Hedenbergite
Hematite
Hercynite
var: Chrompicotite
var: Picotite
Hessite
'Heulandite'
'Hornblende'
Huttonite (TL)
Hyalophane
'Hydrogrossular'
Hypersthene
Illite
Ilmenite
Ilvaite
Inesite
Iridium
var: Osmiridium
Iron
var: Kamacite
Isoferroplatinum
Jarosite
Kaersutite
Kaolinite
Kilchoanite
Kobeite-(Y)
Ktenasite
Kutnohorite
Kyanite
var: Chrome-Kyanite
Langite
Lanthanite-(Nd)
Larnite
Laumontite
Lepidocrocite
Leucoxene
'Lévyne'
Limonite
Linarite
Livingstonite
Lizardite
Maghemite
Magnesio-arfvedsonite
Magnesiohornblende
Magnesioriebeckite
Magnesite
var: Ferroan Magnesite
Magnetite
var: Titaniferous Magnetite
Malachite
Manganite
Marcasite
Margarite
Maskelynite
Massicot
Mcguinnessite
Melanterite
Meta-alunogen
Metavoltine
Microcline
Mimetite
Minium
Mogánite
Molybdenite
 'Monazite'
Montmorillonite
Mordenite
Motukoreaite (TL)
Mullite
Muscovite
var: Barian Muscovite
var: Fuchsite
Nagyágite
Narsarsukite
Natrolite
Naumannite
Nepheline
Norsethite
Natroalunite
Okenite
'Olivine'
Opal
var: Opal-AN
Orpiment
Orthoclase
Osarizawaite
Osmium
var: Iridosmine
Osumilite
Pargasite
Parsettensite
Pectolite
Pentlandite
Petzite
Pharmacosiderite
Phengite
'Phillipsite'
Phillipsite-K
Phlogopite
Piemontite
Pigeonite
Planerite
Platinum
Polybasite
Posnjakite
Prehnite
Proustite
Pseudobrookite
'Psilomelane'
'Pumpellyite'
Pumpellyite-(Mn2+)
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
var: Bravoite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrope
Pyrrhotite
var: Nickeloan Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Jasper
Rankinite
Realgar
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Rhönite
Richterite
Riebeckite
Roméite ?
var: Lewisite ?
Rosenhahnite
Rosickýite
Rutheniridosmine
Rutile
var: Niobian Rutile
Sanidine
Scawtite
Scheelite
Scolecite
Scorodite
Serpierite
Siderite
var: Mg-rich Siderite
Silver
'Smectite Group'
Smithsonite
Sperrylite
Spessartine
Sphalerite
Spinel
var: Pleonaste
Spurrite
Stibnite
Stichtite
'Stilbite'
Stilpnomelane
Strontianite
var: Emmonite
Sulphur
Sylvite
Taenite (TL)
Talc
Taranakite (TL)
Tellurium
Tennantite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
Tenorite
Teschemacherite
Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite
'Thomsonite'
Thomsonite-Ca
Thorite
Tinzenite
Titanite
Tobermorite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Tridymite
Troilite
Tschermakite
Tuhualite (TL)
Valentinite
Vesuvianite
Violarite
Vivianite
Vuagnatite
'Wad'
Wairakite (TL)
Wairauite (TL)
Wolframite
Wollastonite
Wulfenite
Xonotlite
Yugawaralite
Zaratite
'Zeolite Group'
Zircon
Zoisite


1541 entries listed. 324 valid minerals. 13 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region:
New Zealand
 
      • Franklin
        • Otaua
        • Lake Pupuke
        • Wainui
        • Wellsford
        • Mt. Ngongotaha
    • Hauraki
      • Waikato
      • Hastings
        • Waimarama
      • Lake Waikaremoana
    • Manawatu-Wanganui
      • Tararua
        • Maharahara
      • Tongariro National Park
    • Maratoto Valley
        • Cape Brett
        • Karikari Peninsula
        • Okaihau
        • Aranga
        • Arapohue
        • Dargaville
      • Parakao
    • Parapara
    • Taupo
      • Atiamuri
    • Te Aroha
        • Paeroa
      • Matamata-Piako
      • Piopio
        • Colville
        • Waiomu
    • Wairakei
      • Pahaoa River
    • Wairoa
      • Te Kuiti
    • Buller River
      • Rangitata Valley
      • Cromwell
      • Macetown
      • Queenstown
    • Collingwood
    • Grey Valley
    • Hindon
    • Howard Valley
    • Hurunui District
      • Culverden
    • Lake Pukaki
      • Aniseed Valley
      • Collingwood
      • Parapara
      • Richmond Hill
      • Roaring Lion area
      • Collingwood
        • Bannockburn
      • Oamaru
    • Parapara
    • Rimu
      • Gore
        • Waikaia Valley
      • Greenhills
      • Invercargill City
    • Wairau Valley
      • Burke River
      • Karamea
      • Okuru River
        • Paringa River
        • Salt Water Creek
      • Waimangaroa
      • Westland National Park

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