NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND

TYPE MINERALS:

Pinkish veins in matrix

Origin: Watson's Beach, Otago, South Island,, New Zealand (type locality)

Sample size: Sawed slab 3 x 2 cm x 5 mm thick with brownish veining in pinkish matrix (top), slab 8 mm thick 4.5 x 4 cm (2nd row), 6 x 4 x 0.5 cm (bottom)

© Tom Loomis

Ferroaluminoceladonite

Ferroceladonite

Origin: Opo Bay, Mayer Island, New Zealand

Owner: Lou Perloff

Microscopic image

© Lou Perloff/Photo-Atlas of Minerals

OTHER MINERALS:

Origin: Mayor Island, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample photo: Evan Chugg

© Steve Sorrell

Slender prismatic, yellow crystals to 4mm embedded in quartz matrix.

Origin: Arrow Junction, Central Otago, New Zealand

Sample size: 6.5 x 3 x 2 cm (top), 2 x 1 x 1 cm (bottom)

© Tom Loomis

Origin: Bicker's Quarry, Dargavill, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Stanmore Bay, Whanaparaoa Peninsula, Auckland, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner and photo: Evan Chugg

© Steve Sorrell

Barite on stibnite

Origin: Thames, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand

Ex. Marilyn Dodge collection

Sample size: 2 x .8 x .5 cm (top), 2.5 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm (bottom)

© Rob Lavinsky

Origin: Cooks Beach Road, Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 5 mm (left), 4.5 mm (right)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

Barite with siderite

Origin: Taipa Quarry, Taipa, Doubtless Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 3.5 mm

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Origin: Aranga Quarry, Aranga, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner and photo: Evan Chugg

© Steve Sorrell

Calcite with okenite

Origin: Aranga Quarry (Stone's Quarry; Hood Road Quarry), Aranga, Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: to 8 mm crystals

Sample owner: Vic Cloete

© Vic Cloete

Calcite on chabazite

Calcite on okenite

Origin: Stones Quarry, Aranga, Northlands, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 4.5 mm (top left), 3 mm (top middle and right), 9 mm (2nd row left), 7 mm (2nd row middle), 3 mm (2nd row right), 11 mm (bottom left), 5 mm (bottom right)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Origin: Stones Quarry, Aranga, Northlands, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 3 mm

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Origin: Otago Peninsula, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Stones Quarry, Aranga, Northlands, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 3.5 mm (left), 3 mm (right)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Origin: Ngangatah, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Collingwood district, South Island, New Zealand

Ex. Polak collection

Sample size: 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm

© Tom Loomis

Coverage of snow white sprays to 1 mm in limonitic matrix

Origin: Ruakaka 2 level, Tui mine, Te Aroha, New Zealand

Ex. DeVito Collection, Ex. Jamriska collection, Ex. Ray Ansin collection

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 4 cm

© Tom Loomis

Origin: Tui Mine, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Mt. Tarawera, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: South Island, New Zealand

Owner: Milton Speckels

Microscopic image, 19.0 x

© Milton Speckels/Photo-Atlas of Minerals

Origin: Moeraki, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand

Owner: Lou Perloff

Microscopic image

© Lou Perloff/Photo-Atlas of Minerals

Origin: Stones Quarry, Aranga, Northlands, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 11 mm (left), 5 mm (right)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

Photo courtesy of:

Origin: Tui Mine, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Puketui Road, Tairua, Coromandel, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Puketui Road, Tairua, Coromandel, New Zealand

Ex. Polak collection

Sample size: 6 x 5 x 4 cm

© Tom Loomis

Origin: Puketui Road, Tairua, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Ex. Marty Lewadny collection

Sample size: 4.4 x 3 x 3 cm

© Rob Lavinsky

Origin: Puketui Road, Tairua, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 11 mm (left), 4.5 mm (right)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

Photo courtesy of:

Origin: Mayor Island, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: South Island, New Zealand

Sample size: 3 x 4 x 2.5 cm

© Dan Weinrich

Natrolite with minor analcime

Origin: Culverden, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

Ex. Don Belsher collection

Sample size: 2.8 x 1.5 x 4.3 cm

© Dan Weinrich

Okenite on chabazite

Origin: Stones Quarry, Aranga, Northlands, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 5 mm (left), 3.5 mm (middle), 3 mm (right)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Origin: Blackhead Quarry, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Sample size: about 2 mm crystal

Sample owner: Vic Cloete

© Vic Cloete

Origin: Henderson Quarry, Mt. Ngongotaha, Rotorua, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Pyrite on quartz

Origin: Roadside cutting 309 Road, Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 7mm

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

Pyrite needles on quartz

Origin: Todds Quarry, Orapahoe, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 3.5 mm (top left/middle), 3 mm (top right), 3 mm (bottom)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

Origin: Taipa Quarry, Taipa, Doubtless Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 3 mm

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Origin: Whitianga Hill, Whitianga, Coromandel peninsula, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 2 mm (left), 3 mm (right)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Clusters of bright irredescent siderite on a dark contrasting background

Origin: Okaihau quarry, Okaihau, Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: 3 mm clusters

Sample owner: Vic Cloete

© Vic Cloete

Origin: Mt. Stoker, Middlemarch, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 3.5 mm

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Origin: Stones Quarry, Aranga, Northlands, North Island, New Zealand

Sample size: fov 11 mm (top left), 9 mm (top right), 9 mm (bottom)

Photo: Sue Ericksson

Sample owner: Sue and Phil Ericksson

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Origin: Waitakere, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Raglan, New Zealand

Sample size: unknown

Sample owner: Steve Sorrell

© Steve Sorrell

Origin: Cantenbury, New Zealand

Sample size: 6 x 6 x 4 cm with snow white fibrous crystals to 1 cm

© Tom Loomis