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Whataroa River, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealandi
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Whataroa RiverRiver
Westland Tai Poutini National ParkNational Park
Westland DistrictDistrict
West Coast RegionRegion
New ZealandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 19' 14'' South , 170° 25' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-43.32081,170.42025
GRN:
S29E91
Type:
River
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
15598
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15598:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Reference mainly refers to the Wilberforce Valley on the eastern side of the Main Divide in the Canterbury Province, rather than the Whataroa River in Westland (Johnstone et al., 1990).

Second reference mainly refers to the Sealy Range area, south of Mt Cook, also in the Canterbury Province, rather than Westland. (Templeton et al., 1999).

Mindat map refers to the river, rather than a specific vein location in the area.

Gold-bearing quartz-carbonate veins, hosted in schists.
Located about 20 km NE of Mt Cook village.

Please note Whataroa River is in the Westland Province, while Mt. Cook is in the Canterbury Province.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Railton, G. T., Watters, W. A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 104. New Zealand Geological Survey
Johnstone, R.D., Craw, D., Rattenbury, M.S. (1990) Southern Alps Cu-Au hydrothermal system, Westland, New Zealand. Mineralium Deposita, 25 (2) doi:10.1007/bf00208854
Templeton, A. S., Craw, D., Koons, P. O., Chamberlain, C. P. (1999) Near-surface expression of a young mesothermal gold mineralizing system, Sealy Range, Southern Alps, New Zealand. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (2) 163-172 doi:10.1007/s001260050193
Becker, J. A., Craw, D., Horton, T., Chamberlain, C. P. (2000) Gold mineralisation near the Main Divide, upper Wilberforce valley, Southern Alps, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 43 (2) 199-215 doi:10.1080/00288306.2000.9514881
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