ncat JR10 Sulphur, Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
A tiny group of sulphur crystals on sinter. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
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ncat JR2 Pyrite, Chlorite, Calcite, Tokatoka, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Filiform pyrite with a few right angle bends. Also present is a brown chlorite(?). Both sit on two generations of calcite crystals, the first colourless, the second golden. Ex Brent Torrens. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
5362 JL933 Sulphur, Lake Rotokawa, Wairakei, Taupo District, Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand
Yellow crystals of sulphur on carbonised wood. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Acquired by Joan in 1990 from Arthur Roffey. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0306 Erionite, Moeraki Point, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Mindat lists erionite-K and erionite-Ca, with the latter the only one tested (Rruff). Isolated prisms and small groups of colourless erionite in a vugh. Received in mail-trades in the 1980s with Jocelyn Thornton (New Zealand). Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a...
ncat JP0828 Erionite, Moeraki Point, Waitaki District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
An aesthetic spray of hexagonal erionite prisms. Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 95 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JP0826 Phillipsite-K, Moeraki Point, Waitaki District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
Twinned phillipsite crystals. These clearly show the twinning planes. Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 100 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JP0291 Phillipsite-K, Calcite, Moeraki Point, Waitaki District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
Twinned phillipsite crystals on and with calcite. Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 5.75mm. Stack of 90 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JP0259 Quartz, Calcite, Moeraki Point, Waitaki District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
From the Moeraki Point quarry. Small colourless quartz on white calcite. Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 120 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
5151 Rhodonite, Hübnerite, Akatore Creek, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Akatoreite locality. Ex Geoff Thomas Collection. Specimen is 70x57x28mm. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7142 JL 2687 Akatoreite, Rhodonite, Pyrolusite, Akatore Creek, Clutha District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
ex Joan Lamond Collection, ex Museum Victoria, collected by Neville Cook in 1983. 18mm wide. Labelled as Mount Titiroa but there is doubt about the locality, especially with brown akatoreite present. More likely Akatore Creek. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat OS007 Rhodonite, Akatore Creek, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Slab 116mm wide. Shown in normal light and backlit. Unidentified black manganese mineral, possibly pyrolusite. Backlit photo shows a band of translucent cherty material. Click on the images below for higher resolution versions.
ncat TM Cavansite, Okenite, Chabazite-Ca, Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Blue ball of cavansite with white balls of okenite on colourless chabazite. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 70 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.