Kōrero: Gemstones

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - New Zealand gemstones

Collecting stones, Granity

Collecting stones, Granity

Polishing stones

Polishing stones

Rock-collecting sites in New Zealand

Rock-collecting sites in New Zealand

Pounamu

Pounamu

Bowenite – a rare type of pounamu

Bowenite – a rare type of pounamu

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Quartz

Crystalline quartz

Crystalline quartz

Greywacke pebbles with quartz veins

Greywacke pebbles with quartz veins

Chalcedony and agate

Chalcedony and agate

Chert, flint and jasper

Chert, flint and jasper

Silicified wood and plant material

Silicified wood and plant material

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Other gemstones

Garnets

Garnets

Hydrogrossular

Hydrogrossular

Pink manganese minerals

Pink manganese minerals

Goodletite pendant

Goodletite pendant

Kyanite

Kyanite

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Jocelyn Thornton, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/gemstones/media (accessed 19 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Jocelyn Thornton, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006