Kōrero: Rock and mineral names

Whārangi 6. Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

From page 1 - Local names

Greywacke in New Zealand

Greywacke in New Zealand

Hāpuku River (1st of 2)

Hāpuku River

Greywacke under the microscope (2nd of 2)

Greywacke under the microscope

Greywacke sculpture

Greywacke sculpture

Audio: Heather Nicholson

Heather Nicholson

Papa cliffs, Hawke’s Bay

Papa cliffs, Hawke’s Bay

Pounamu boulders

Pounamu boulders

Adzite chisel

Adzite chisel

From page 2 - Rocks named in New Zealand

New Zealand-named rocks and minerals

New Zealand-named rocks and minerals

Dun Mountain

Dun Mountain

Dunite

Dunite

Dunite under the microscope (2nd of 2)

Dunite under the microscope

Rodingite

Rodingite

Types of ignimbrite

Types of ignimbrite

Ignimbrite under the microscope

Ignimbrite under the microscope

Goodletite pendant

Goodletite pendant

From page 3 - Mineral names – 1

Sugar Loaf Islands, New Plymouth

Sugar Loaf Islands, New Plymouth

Tuhualite crystal (1st of 2)

Tuhualite crystal

Microscopic view of tuhualite (2nd of 2)

Microscopic view of tuhualite

Patrick Marshall, Arapuni

Patrick Marshall, Arapuni

Geological hammer

Geological hammer

Colin Hutton, mineralogist

Colin Hutton, mineralogist

From page 4 - Mineral names – 2

Alfred Steiner, mineralogist (1st of 2)

Alfred Steiner, mineralogist

Wairakite (2nd of 2)

Wairakite

Akatoreite locality (1st of 2)

Akatoreite locality

Specimen containing akatoreite (2nd of 2)

Specimen containing akatoreite

Beach platform, Motukorea Island (1st of 2)

Beach platform, Motukorea Island

Beach limestone, Motukorea Island (2nd of 2)

Beach limestone, Motukorea Island

Douglas Coombs and Yosuke Kawachi

Douglas Coombs and Yosuke Kawachi

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Simon Nathan, Rock and mineral names, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/10705/media (accessed 4 June 2026).

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