Scarp Section, Poihipi Road, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Scarp Section | Section |
| Poihipi Road | Road |
| Taupo District | District |
| Waikato Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 35' 57'' South , 175° 57' 33'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
301204
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:301204:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f0d8d008-6a69-4247-93d1-be0618543b47
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
, Ben Lomond, Aerodrome Road (fault), Taupo source obsidian
Obsidian outcrop and rhyolite with gas phase minerals.
"The Whangamata Fault scarp section, varying from 20 to 65 m in height, exposes five textural units: finely vesicular pumice; obsidian(OBS); a pocket of explosion breccia within the OBS unit; a spherulitic transitional unit; and a central crystalline rhyolite layer." (Stevenson, 1994)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 References: |
| β Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β 'Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series' |
| β Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| β Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| β | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
| β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Tridymite | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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Scarp Section, Poihipi Road, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand