York Road Quarry, Egmont National Park, Stratford District, Taranaki Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| York Road Quarry | Quarry |
| Egmont National Park | National Park |
| Stratford District | District |
| Taranaki Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 17' 12'' South , 174° 10' 53'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Egmont Village | 479 (2014) | 16.1km |
| Kaponga | 357 (2011) | 16.5km |
| Eltham | 2,235 (2011) | 18.8km |
| New Plymouth | 49,168 (2011) | 25.9km |
| Okato | 528 (2011) | 27.4km |
A former quarry worked for gravel for roads and railways.
Located at the end of York Road which leaves State Highway 3, at one kilometre north of Midhurst. The road ends at the base of Mount Taranaki's east side, the mine now within the Egmont National Park.
The quarry opened in 1908, with a railway line, crusher, and housing, producing around 25,000 tonnes of rock per year for road metal, port breakers, and railway ballast. Operations began to decrease from 1928, until finally closed in 1951. All the processed material was extracted from the nearby river bed.(updated 2020)
At the car park is a railway wagon, and a 2 hour loop trail, with information boards, visiting the bunkhouse and cottage sites, crusher site, water pipelines, railway remnants, a still complete sand trap which filters water for the crusher turbines, railway yard clearing, and quarry.
The new York Rd Quarry is situated on the same access road to the old quarry but is outside of the park boundary and processes ground deposits of andesite.
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1 valid mineral.
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ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Collection of RJ Martin |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Collection of RJ Martin |
ⓘ Opal var. Hyalite Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: Collection of RJ Martin |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Hyalite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
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| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Hyalite | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Hyalite | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Hyalite | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Department of Conservation, York Road Loop Track pamphlet, Egmont National Park, Taranaki Area.
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York Road Quarry, Egmont National Park, Stratford District, Taranaki Region, New Zealand