Golden Bay, Oban, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Golden Bay | Bay |
| Oban | - not defined - |
| Stewart Island | Island |
| Southland District | District |
| Southland Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 54' 12'' South , 168° 7' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
15468
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15468:7
GUID (UUID V4):
a93f6d00-c40d-4524-adc1-9f283e016ca5
Beryl was discovered here in 1889 by McKay, then the location was lost. It was rediscovered by J. Russell and F.G.A. Beck in 1968, the pegmatite partially buried under a road and boat shed. This indicates it is next to the shoreline. Unlike many Stewart Island locations, Golden Bay is easily accessible, being 500 metres south-west of Oban, on the northern shore of Paterson Inlet. There are several boat sheds along the shoreline, and it is uncertain which is the one containing the pegmatite. Locals and the boat shed owners are unlikely to be happy about excavations in the area for beryl.
The beryl crystals are rare, six sided prismatic crystals, very small, bluish-green to colourless, translucent to transparent, and fracture easily. The source also states pegmatites in the area contain graphic feldspar as intergrown partly complete crystals, and incomplete schorl crystals that when sawn in half show a centre triangle of the feldspar matrix.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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