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Kōrero: Mining and underground resources

Adze made of adzite

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Adze made of adzite

This is an example of an adze made out of adzite (baked argillite) from the Nelson area, possibly from D’Urville Island.

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Simon Nathan, Mining and underground resources – History of mining, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9233/adze-made-of-adzite (accessed 4 June 2026).

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