Story: Marine minerals

All images and media

From page 1 - Nodules, crusts and vents

New Zealand’s legal sea floor

New Zealand’s legal sea floor

Polymetallic nodules

Polymetallic nodules

New Zealand’s deep-water mineral deposits

New Zealand’s deep-water mineral deposits

Underwater vents

Underwater vents

Black smoker hydrothermal chimney

Black smoker hydrothermal chimney (1st of 2)

Minerals in a black smoker chimney

Minerals in a black smoker chimney (2nd of 2)

Production of mineral sediments

Production of mineral sediments

From page 2 - Phosphates, ironsands and sands

Chatham Rise

Chatham Rise

Phosphate nodules

Phosphate nodules

Topdressing on high-country pasture

Topdressing on high-country pasture

Mining ironsands, Taharoa

Mining ironsands, Taharoa

Coastal dredging

Coastal dredging

Sand dredge, Pākiri Beach

Sand dredge, Pākiri Beach

How to cite this page:

Ian Wright, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/marine-minerals/media (accessed 8 March 2021)

Story by Ian Wright, published 12 Jun 2006