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Story: Rock and mineral names

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Local names

  3. Rocks named in New Zealand

  4. Mineral names – 1

  5. Mineral names – 2

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Local names

Greywacke in New Zealand

Greywacke in New Zealand

Hāpuku River

Hāpuku River (1st of 2)

Greywacke under the microscope

Greywacke under the microscope (2nd of 2)

Greywacke sculpture

Greywacke sculpture

Heather Nicholson

Heather Nicholson

Papa cliffs, Hawke’s Bay

Papa cliffs, Hawke’s Bay

Pounamu boulders

Pounamu boulders

Adzite chisel

Adzite chisel

From page 2 - Rocks named in New Zealand

New Zealand-named rocks and minerals

New Zealand-named rocks and minerals

Dun Mountain

Dun Mountain

Dunite

Dunite (1st of 2)

Dunite under the microscope

Dunite under the microscope (2nd of 2)

Rodingite

Rodingite

Types of ignimbrite

Types of ignimbrite (1st of 2)

Ignimbrite under the microscope

Ignimbrite under the microscope (2nd of 2)

Goodletite pendant

Goodletite pendant

From page 3 - Mineral names – 1

Sugar Loaf Islands, New Plymouth

Sugar Loaf Islands, New Plymouth

Tuhualite crystal

Tuhualite crystal (1st of 2)

Microscopic view of tuhualite

Microscopic view of tuhualite (2nd of 2)

Patrick Marshall, Arapuni

Patrick Marshall, Arapuni (1st of 2)

Geological hammer

Geological hammer (2nd of 2)

Colin Hutton, mineralogist

Colin Hutton, mineralogist

From page 4 - Mineral names – 2

Alfred Steiner, mineralogist

Alfred Steiner, mineralogist (1st of 2)

Wairakite

Wairakite (2nd of 2)

Akatoreite locality

Akatoreite locality (1st of 2)

Specimen containing akatoreite

Specimen containing akatoreite (2nd of 2)

Beach platform, Motukorea Island

Beach platform, Motukorea Island (1st of 2)

Beach limestone, Motukorea Island

Beach limestone, Motukorea Island (2nd of 2)

Douglas Coombs and Yosuke Kawachi

Douglas Coombs and Yosuke Kawachi

How to cite this page:

Simon Nathan, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/rock-and-mineral-names/media (accessed 22 May 2022)

Story by Simon Nathan, published 12 Jun 2006

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