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Kōrero: Rock and mineral names

Specimen containing akatoreite

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Specimen containing akatoreite

Tiny crystals of akatoreite are contained in this specimen from the Akatore River mouth. The rock is 3 centimetres across, but the tiny fibrous crystals of akatoreite are too small to be seen with the naked eye.

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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/9092/specimen-containing-akatoreite (accessed 4 June 2026).

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