Lee Valley Quarry, Brightwater, Tasman Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lee Valley Quarry | Quarry |
| Brightwater | - not defined - |
| Tasman Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 23' 59'' South , 173° 8' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brightwater | 1,677 (2011) | 3.3km |
| Richmond | 14,000 (2011) | 7.9km |
| Wakefield | 1,663 (2011) | 8.3km |
| Mapua | 1,819 (2011) | 17.2km |
| Nelson | 59,200 (2014) | 18.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
220653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220653:3
GUID (UUID V4):
5ea8f668-a733-4dc1-80e7-928d63fc0c48
Also referred to as Lees Valley.
Within the Permian ultramafics of the Nelson area is the famous Dun Mountain. Dunites, which readily alter, can be replaced or surrounded by zones of serpentine. In the Lee Valley serpentine is quarried for fertiliser.
The quarry is a site of magnesium carbonate minerals with quartz, calcite, and aragonite associated. Artinite is found as white acicular crystals filling cracks and fractures. Hydromagnesite is found as bladed white crystals forming balls or tuffs, occasionally acicular crystals. Rare magnesite as white octahedrons. Pyroaurite as orange, minute, thin, transparent crystals with a pearly lustre. Aragonite as orthorhombic crystals as radiating clusters intermixed with hydromagnesite. Small perfectly clear calcite crystals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Artinite Formula: Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| β Pyroaurite Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| β | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Artinite | 5.DA.10 | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Pyroaurite | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] Β· 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| H | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | β Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | β Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | β Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Mg | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | β Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
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Lee Valley Quarry, Brightwater, Tasman Region, New Zealand