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Kōrero: Rock and mineral names

Wairakite

Wairakite

This specimen of wairakite, from the Wairākei region, measures 4 centimetres across.

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by Richard Cook

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Simon Nathan, Rock and mineral names – Mineral names – 2, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9090/wairakite (accessed 4 June 2026).

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