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Kōrero: Geology – overview

Coastal granite

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Coastal granite

These rocks are jointed granite of Cretaceous age, exposed on rocky headlands near Anatakapau Bay, in Abel Tasman National Park. The golden sand in the background is derived from the weathering of the nearby granites.

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GNS Science

Reference: CN9720/01

by Lloyd Homer

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Eileen McSaveney rāua ko Simon Nathan, Geology – overview – Disturbances on the edge of Gondwana, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8312/coastal-granite (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney rāua ko Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.