Smelter House Bay slag locality, Kawau Island, Auckland Region, New Zealandi
Regional Level Types | |
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Smelter House Bay slag locality | Slag Locality |
Kawau Island | Island |
Auckland Region | Region |
New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 25' 4'' South , 174° 51' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Leigh | 499 (2011) | 15.3km |
Warkworth | 3,441 (2011) | 16.6km |
Wellsford | 1,986 (2011) | 33.4km |
Rothesay Bay | 5,000 (2012) | 35.6km |
Murrays Bay | 4,500 (2016) | 35.6km |
Site of second smelter. Some native ore still on foreshore but main collecting is in the slag scattered in the bay.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Collection of RJ Martin |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Collection of RJ Martin |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
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Smelter House Bay slag locality, Kawau Island, Auckland Region, New Zealand