(Turner, 1936) provides an interesting description of species from this remote area, and would be useful if you pick up a random rock while hiking along the Routeburn Track.

(Turner, 1936)indicates that Quartzo-feldspathic schists are rare in the region, with only two specimens collected. These are well foliated, fine grained, pale-greenish grey rocks, consisting of quartz and albite at 75% composition, with minor chlorite, sericite, and accessory calcite, epidote and beryl.

The mineral identified as beryl is plentiful where it occurs, as very pale green non pleochroic 0-05mm long prisms, ...notable for negative elongation. The mineral is not recorded in any other schist from this area.'

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Beryl

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

References:

Railton, G. T., Watters, W. A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 104. New Zealand Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

List of minerals for each chemical element

Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australian Plate

Takaka terraneVolcanic Arc

New Zealand

South IslandIsland
Southern AlpsMountain Range

Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Tulloch, F.J. (1936) Metamorphism of the Te Anau Series in the Region North-west of Lake Wakatipu, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961, Vol. 65.

Railton, G. T., Watters, W. A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 104. New Zealand Geological Survey

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