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Adzite chisel

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Adzite chisel

This is an example of an adzite chisel from the South Island. The scale is in centimetres. The rock type suggests that it comes from Nelson or D’Urville Island.

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Private collection

by Bruce McFadgen

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Simon Nathan, Rock and mineral names – Local names, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9071/adzite-chisel (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 2 March 2009.