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Magnetite from
Dun Mountain, Nelson Region, New Zealand


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dun Mountain, Nelson Region, New Zealand
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1340949
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1340949:6
GUID (UUID V4):0ac96f4b-3272-4135-9252-486160f2decb
References
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UC-NRLF NEW ZEALAND of department Geological Survey Branch (P. G. Morgan, Director). LIST...LIST OF THE MINERALS OF NEW ZEALAND, BY P. O. Issued MORGAN AND under the authority of the Hou, J...Z. JOHN MACKAY, GOVERNMENT PRINTER 1913. NEW ZEALAND-!, n Department jfe 5j Geological Survey...Morgan, Director). LIST OF THE MINERALS OF NEW ZEALAND, P. Issued O. MORGAN AND under the authority...Minerals . . ... LIST OF THE MINERALS OF NEW ZEALAND INTKODUCTION. FOR many years there has been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Origin of New Zealand Ultramafic Intrusions by GWYNETH A. CHALLLIS New Zealand Geological Survey...South Island of New Zealand, and include the large masses of Dun Mountain near Nelson, Red Hills in the...the Wairau Valley, and Red Mountain in north-western Otago. Other, relatively small and almost completely...relatively unserpentinized ultramafic intrusions at Dun Mountain and Red Hills. A smaller isolated mass occurs...Manchester on June 2, 2015 ABSTRACT Dun Mountain, Red Hills, and Red Mountain, are three of the largest ultramafic
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Wairau Valley—New Zealand by G. A. CHALLIS N.Z. Geological Survey, Lower Hutt, New Zealand High-temperature...Blenheim in the north-east of the South Island of New Zealand (see Challis, 1965, fig. 1). It is at the southern...includes the well-known ultramafic intrusion of Dun Mountain. A detailed survey was made of about 8 square...intrusion and as it occurs in the same lens as Dun Mountain, it has always been considered as such (Hess...Permian), similar to those on the western margin of Dun Mountain (Lauder, 1965). The zone of serpentinization
Report (volume)
________ __ ___ __ _______ ______________ ___ Baldy Mountain, Oreg_ _ _______________ _____ _______________...Oregon____________ 5. Field sketch of locality at Baldy Mountain, Oreg., showing locations of analyzed specimens...progressive chemical variation of samples from the Baldy Mountain area, Oregon______ 7. Field sketch of locality...spectrographic analyses of samples from Baldy Mountain area, Oregon (loc. 10)________________________...problem while studying the jadeite deposits within the New Idria serpentinite mass in the central part of the
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serpentinite shear zone: the Livingstone Fault, New Zealand Matthew S. Tarling1 , Steven A. F. Smith1 , James...Dunedin, New Zealand of Chemistry, University of Otago, Union Place West, 9016 Dunedin, New Zealand 3 Dipartimento...tectonic settings. The Livingstone Fault in New Zealand is a terrane-bounding structure that separates...serpentinised peridotite; metagabbros) of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt from the quartzofeldspathic schists...Dissolution seams and foliation surfaces enriched in magnetite, as well as the widespread growth of fibrous chrysotile
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand Department of Geological Sciences, University...interface. For ∌55 km in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, a 10 to 100s m wide blockin-matrix serpentinite...Fault – separates the harzburgitic base of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt from arc-derived metasedimentary...Satellite gravity map of New Zealand showing the extent of distribution of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt. B...geological map showing the distribution of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt, Livingstone Fault and Caples/Aspiring
Report (issue)
NEW ZEALAND DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 125th ANNIVERSARY...1865 -1990 NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 104 ISSN 0077-9628 Minerals of New Zealand by G. L....initials should be G.T., not G.L. Lower Hutt, New Zealand 1990 I I Beach sand, alluvium, ‱ terrace...Figure 1. Simplified geological sketch-map of New Zealand. 0 20 40 60 80 100 KM l INTRODUCTION It...Morgan's "Minerals and Mineral Substances of New Zealand" was published, as NZ. Geological Survey bulletin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in addition to serpentine-groupmineralsl and magnetite. In this paper some typical brucite-"serpentine"...contains numerous small veinlets of brucite and magnetite. Shteinberg(1960)has shown that brucite is an...S0-mile interval of the Great SerpentineBelt of New South \Vales,as describedby Benson (1913-1918).These...serpentinized,periodotitemassesin New Caledonia.The ten selectedNew Zealand samples are part of a larger study...petrologicrelationshipsin the Great Ultramafic Belt of New Zealand. Eighty of the samples were collected at numerouslocalitiesin
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AND~AGNrSIANROCKSOF NEW ZrALANDo 351 19. The NErnRITE a~d MAGNESIANROCKS Of the SouTrt ISLANV of NEW ZEALAND. By ALEXANDER...work on the olivine-rock of the Dun Mountain, and on the New Zealand nephri~e or ' greenstone,' the rocks...the ' magnesian belt ' of the South Island of' New Zealand have had an absorbing interest for students of...and a discussion of the nature and origin of New Zealand nephrite. Those analyses which are not attributed...south-westerly direction for some miles past the town of Nelson. Serpentines have also been observed in the Buller
Report (chapter)
Patuki and Croisilles melanges in South Island, New Zealand: genesis related to Permian subduction–accretion...(c. 278–270 Ma) supra-subduction zone (SSZ) Dun Mountain ophiolite is bordered to the east by the Pataki...the Jurassic Tethyan Ocean in the Mediterranean region (e.g. Jones & Robertson 1990), the Cretaceous Tethys...adjacent to the approximately north–south-trending Dun Mountain ophiolite, of late Early Permian (c. 278–270...is that of Raine et al. (2015), applicable to New Zealand, correlated as far as possible with the international
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Longshore Migration of Beach Placers in Western New Zealand Thomas W. Ritchie,1,2 James M. Scott,2,† and...Dunedin 9016, New Zealand Department, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand Abstract With...from beaches along 427 km of the Westland coast of New Zealand’s South Island with the purpose of establishing...Westland coast on the western South Island of New Zealand (Fig. 1A). This is an area of extreme rainfall...along-strike variations in the distribution of ilmenite, magnetite, and rare earth element (REE)-bearing minerals
Report (chapter)
Gondwana active continental margin, South Island, New Zealand ALASTAIR H. F. ROBERTSON* & ROMESH PALAMAKUMBURA...Permian–Triassic Maitai Group of South Island, New Zealand. Additional chemical analysis is reported for...(Roser et al. 1993, 2002; Roser & Coombs 2005). The new chemical analysis speciïŹcally sheds light on the...southwards from an original position adjacent to the New England Orogen (Cawood 1984; Adams et al. 1998, 2002...margin. The timescale used here is speciïŹc to New Zealand (Raine et al. 2015), correlated as far as possible
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution in platinum beach placers, southern New Zealand D. Craw & M. Mitchell & R. McCann & A. Reay ...western end of the beaches on the south coast of New Zealand. The incoming fluvial PGM suite includes Os,...Department, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand e-mail: dave.craw@otago.ac.nz size decreases...to PGM grains in placer deposits in southern New Zealand. The processes that have driven transportation...possible source areas and transport distances in the region. Most of the placers described in this study accumulated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Patuki Volcanics at south D'Urville Island, New Zealand. In addition, gabbroic rocks comprise abundant...after revision May 5, 1983) Introduction The Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt comprises a discontinuous exposure...length of over 1100 km in the South Island, New Zealand. Two sectors of the ophiolite belt are dextrally...northern sector, in Nelson Province, has received comparatively little attention. In Nelson Province the ophiolitic...volcanics and ultramafics on the eastern limb of the Nelson Regional Syncline (Waterhouse, 1964). The mafic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SOUTH KENSINGTON. (THE ROCKS AND MINERALS OF NEW ZEALAND.) MARCH 9TH, 1912. By A. E. KITSON, F.G.S...partially represents the minerals and rocks of New Zealand, embraces specimens of a large number of volcanic...still forming metalliferous sinter veins in that region. The gold of Hauraki ores is usually not visible...metallic iron percentages of from 47 to 52. The magnetite and ilmenite sands-in parts auriferousfound along...rhyolite, is widely distributed over the volcanic region of the North Island. with its numerous extinct
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QUATERNARY DEBRIS FLOWS, NORTHERN SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND D. CRAW, C. A. LANDIS, AND P. I. KELsEy...Department, University of Otago p.a. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand Abstract-Quaternary debris flows derived from...from ophiolite melange in northern Southland, New Zealand, are locally cemented and veined by cross-fiber...commonly accompanies chrysotile as a vein mineral. Magnetite and pyrite are found near and adjacent to chrysotile...veining Quaternary debris flows in Southland, New Zealand. GENERAL GEOLOGY In western Southland deeply
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excellent report on the geology of the Paricutin region, accepted fractional crystallization as the principal...surface P’E’Z’ is the primary phase volume of magnetite plus anorthite. A liquid of olivine haplobasalt...ironrich olivine. Olivine, anorthite, tridymite and magnetite precipitate aa the liquid moves on down to approach...the liquid to move toward higher SiO, contents. MAgnetite precipitation may be considered aa a controlling...crystallization mnnot move above the lower surface of the magnetite plus anorthite volume to enter that volume. The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Basal Alpine-Type Peridotite, Red Mountain, New Zealand by JOHNM. SINTON Department of Geology,*...* University o/Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand {Received 30 June 1976; in revised form 5 October 1976) ABSTRACT...INTRODUCTION T H E Red Mountain ultramafic massif of northwest Otago and south Westland, New Zealand (Fig. 1) is...of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt (Coombs et al., 1973,1976). Peridotite bodies from the Nelson sector...sector of the Dun Mountain belt have been described by Lauder (1965), Challis (1965), Coleman (1966), Walcott
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chemical reactions in serpentinite within the source region of deep episodic tremor Matthew S. Tarling *, Steven...boundary-scale crustal Livingstone Fault in New Zealand that suggest chemical reactions involving serpentinite...pressure patches and brittle failure in the source region of deep tremor along the slab–mantle interface...geological processes active in the deep source region (30–50 km) of episodic tremor and slip (ETS) will...regions of subduction zones5. In the deep ETS source region, tremor swarms consist of low-frequency seismic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
describecertain dike rocks from Roding River, Dun Mountain area, Nelson, New Zealand, consisting of grossular,and diallage...composedof pale green serpentine traversed by numerous magnetite veins, probably developedas an alteration product...analysis (D) of a prehnite-zoisite aggregatefrom a New Zealand gabbro shows close similarities with that of...Ertnite-zoisiteaggregate in alteredgabbro,MacquarieIsland,New Zealand(Grange,1s27) Anal.: (alsoincludes F. T. Seelye...recognizedin rodingite from the type area in New Zealand (Hutton, 1943). Xonotlite occurs as veins and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from N e w Zealand; a new occurrence MCGUINNESSITE was originally described from Red Mountain, Mendocino...author visited the Champion mine [grid reference New Zealand Map Series 1, $20, 638168] which is situated...upper Aniseed valley and about 25 km from Nelson, New Zealand. This mine is at the site of one of a number...serpentinized mafic and ultramafic rocks of the Dun Mountain, in a mineralized belt. The extent of this belt...microprobe analysis, are tentatively identified as magnetite or hematite. Chemistry. Mcguinnessite has the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Example from the Red Hills Ultramafic Massif, New Zealand Eric Stewart1*, William Lamb1, Julie Newman1...ultramafic massif, part of the Dun Mountain ophiolite belt of New Zealand. In the east, the Red Hills massif...log fO2 (DFMQ) –15 (where FMQ is the fayalite–magnetite–quartz buffer) or lower. Stage 2 is defined as...is part of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt (Fig. 1a) of the South Island, New Zealand. The crustal section...section of the Dun Mountain Ophiolite belt is considered to have formed in a forearc environment (Sano
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metamorphism of the Patuki Volcanics, D'Urville Island, New Zealand W.J. SIVELL and J.B. WATERHOUSE Department of...metamorphism of the Patuki Volcanics, D'Urville Island, New Zealand. Lithos, 17: 19--36. Metamorphic assemblages...serpentinite o f the Dun Mountain Ultramafics, represent the northernmost exposure of the Nelson sector o f the...the Dun Mountain Ophiolite Belt in the South Island, New Zealand. The ophiolitic rocks crop out for 150...strike on the steeply-dipping eastern limb of the Nelson Regional Syncline. They are underlain by the volcanogenic
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Several Lithostratigraphic Terranes, Southern New Zealand a W. G. Ernst & Katsushi Shirahata b a Department...Several Lithostratigraphic Terranes, Southern New Zealand, International Geology Review, 38:12, 1086-1097...Several Lithostratigraphic Terranes, Southern New Zealand W. G. ERNST Department of Geological and Environmental...South Island, and southern­ most North Island, New Zealand, in an attempt to identify contrasting provenances...terranes. However, by Late Cretaceous time, the New Zealand sector had been rifted from the adjacent continental
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Mineralisation Potential of the Longwood Igneous Complex, New Zealand A. C o w d e n 1, R. R u d d o c k 2, A. Reay...Auckland, New Zealand. 3 Department of Geology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. 4 Sigma Resources... Auckland, New Zealand. 5 South Western Minerals Ltd. IBM Centre, Wellington, New Zealand With 5 Figures...situated at the southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. The Complex is 32 km long and up to 12 km wide...situated at the southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand (Fig. 1). The Complex lies within the Longwood
 
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