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Kōrero: Rock and mineral names

New Zealand-named rocks and minerals

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New Zealand-named rocks and minerals

This map shows the location of minerals and rocks first named in New Zealand.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Simon Nathan, Rock and mineral names – Rocks named in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/9073/new-zealand-named-rocks-and-minerals (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.