Rod's Favourites

This page lists Rod's favourite minerals, localities, mindat.org members and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.

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Published Articles

Article Title	Last Revision Date
Reports from the 26th NZ Micro-mineral Symposium 2008	24th Dec 2008
25th Micro-mineral Symposium 2007	6th Jan 2008

Rod Martin's Photos

You can use this search form to find photos in Rod's photo gallery. Mineral, locality and other photos are shown together unless you specify the type of photo. The default order is to show the most recent photos first, but again you can change this.	What Photos to Show All Minerals - in my collection - that I collected - Photo of the Day Locality Photos Other Photos	Which Locality All 4 Mile Bay, Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand Aranga Quarry (Stone's Quarry; Hood Road Quarry), Aranga, Kaipara, Northland, North Island, New Zealand Back Creek, Rimu, South Island, New Zealand Blackhead Quarry, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand Browns Island (Motukorea), Auckland City, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand Buchan's Lode, Bannockburn, Central Otago, Otago, South Island, New Zealand Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí Department, Bolivia Cheltenham Beach, North Shore City, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand Flat Top Quarry, Wainui, Rodney, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand Globe-Progress Mine, Reefton, West Coast (Westland), South Island, New Zealand Hendersons Quarry, Mt. Ngongotaha, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia Kawerau Geothermal field, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand Komata Reefs Mine, Paeroa, Hauraki, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand Lake Rotokawa, Taupo, Tongariro, North Island, New Zealand Martha Mine, Waihi, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand Maunganui Bluff, Kaipara, Northland, North Island, New Zealand Mt Erebus, Ross Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica Mt Melbourne, Transantarctic Mts, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica Mt Stoker (Hindon Antimony Mine) Deposit, Hindon, South Island, New Zealand Okaihau quarry, Okaihau, Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand Old Mill Road Quarry (Dog Pound Quarry), Oamaru, Otago, South Island, New Zealand Ongaroto Road, Atiamuri, Taupo, North Island, New Zealand Opo Bay (South East Bay), Mayor Island (Tuhua), New Zealand Parakao, Parakao, Northland, North Island, New Zealand Paritu, Colville, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand Puketui Road Mordenite Locality, Hikuai, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand San Francisco mine, Poopó town, Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia Smales Quarry, Lake Pupuke, North Shore City, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand Socavón Mine (La Salvadora mine), Oruro city, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia Taratimi Bay (Crater Bay), Mayor Island (Tuhua), New Zealand Todd's Quarry, Arapohue, Kaipara, Northland, North Island, New Zealand Tokatoka, Kaipara, Northland, North Island, New Zealand Tui Mine, Te Aroha, North Island, New Zealand Turiwiri Quarry, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland, North Island, New Zealand Unificada Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí Department, Bolivia Waiotahi Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand Wairakei geothermal area, Wairakei, North Island, New Zealand Waitakere Ranges, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand Western Shore, Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand White Island (Whakaari), New Zealand Whitianga Quarry (309 Road Quarry; McCleods Quarry), Whitianga, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand Whitianga Road cutting (Whitianga Hill), Whitianga, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand Yasur, Tanna Is, Vanuatu (Republic of Vanuatu; New Hebrides) Zeehan Mine, Thames, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
	Which Order Most Recent First Oldest Photos First By Mineral Name/Photo Title By Locality Name By Region Name Most Viewed First Least Viewed First Most Recently Viewed Least Recently Viewed	Which Mineral All Adularia Aegirine Analcime Andradite Anorthoclase Apophyllite Aragonite Augite Azurite Baryte Biotite-Phlogopite Series Cacoxenite Calcite Cavansite Cerussite Chabazite Clinoptilolite Connellite Copper Dundasite Edenite Fayalite Forsterite Gismondine Gismondine-Ca Goodletite Gypsum Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series Hematite Ilmenite Lanthanite-(Nd) Lévyne Linarite Magnetite Melanterite Mimetite Mordenite Motukoreaite Mullite Nepheline Okenite Opal Orthoclase Osumilite Pharmacosiderite Phlogopite Pyrite Pyromorphite Quartz Richterite Rosickýite Siderite Smithsonite Stibnite Stilbite Sulphur Thomsonite Thomsonite-Ca Titanite Tridymite Valentinite Wairakite	Keyword(s)

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