Nugget Stream, Waitahuna, Clutha District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 46° 2' 3'' South , 169° 51' 36'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -46.03427,169.86018 |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
Gold.
Nugget Stream is approximately 12 kilometres south-east of Waitahuna. It can be accessed off State Highway 8, by gravel roads, Round Hill Road, then Nugget Stream Road, which ends at a dead end. The location is on private property, used in recent years for forestry harvesting. The creek is a tributary of the Tokomairaro River West Branch. It is possibly a continuation of the Canada Reef found to the east of the river.
There was some mining here in the 1860's, and possibly 1870's, and the name would suggest gold nuggets were found in the stream.
In 2009, an archaeological assessment found little, largely due to the thick undergrowth. An extensive water race wound its way along the hill-side, and is possibly one that ended at the Manuka Flat diggings.
No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Triassic - Permian 201.3 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3189657 | Paleozoic-Mesozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Phanerozoic (201.3 - 298.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Haast Schist Comments: Caples Terrane Lithology: Metawacke; greenschist/almandine amphibolite grade metasedimentary/metavolcanic schist Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Triassic 201.3 - 252.17 Ma ID: 1308251 | Caples Group TZIIB semischist Age: Triassic (201.3 - 252.17 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Caples Group Description: Semischistose (TZIIB) volcaniclastic sandstone, siltstone, mudstone and conglomerate; minor quartzite and metachert. Comments: Eastern Province (Caples Terrane) Rocks Lithology: Semischist, quartzite, chert Reference: Edbrooke, S.W., Heron, D.W., Forsyth, P.J., Jongens, R. (compilers). Geology Map of New Zealand 1:1 000 000. GNS Science Geological Map 2. [12] |
| Norian - Roadian 208.5 - 272.3 Ma ID: 1319565 | Undifferentiated Caples Terrane TZIIB semischist Age: Phanerozoic (208.5 - 272.3 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Caples Group Description: TZIIB well foliated semischist with minor phyllite, greenschist and metachert. Comments: Basement (Eastern Province) metamorphic rocks. Age based on radiometric dating Lithology: Major:: {metasandstone},Minor:: {metamudstone} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
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