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Kōrero: Rock and mineral names

Akatoreite locality

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Akatoreite locality

At the coast near the mouth of the Akatore River in South Otago, the mineral akatoreite was discovered in a manganese-rich patch of chert and carbonate.

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by Jocelyn Thornton

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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/9091/akatoreite-locality (accessed 4 June 2026).

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