Image
This specimen of wairakite, from the Wairākei region, measures 4 centimetres across.
Using this item
by Richard Cook
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Story: Rock and mineral names
How to cite this page
Simon Nathan, Rock and mineral names – Mineral names – 2, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9090/wairakite (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Simon Nathan, published 2 March 2009.