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Mt Vampire, Aoraki Mount Cook village, Mackenzie District, Canterbury Region, New Zealandi
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Mt VampireMountain
Aoraki Mount Cook villageVillage
Mackenzie DistrictDistrict
Canterbury RegionRegion
New ZealandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 44' 34'' South , 169° 59' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Franz Josef315 (2011)42.1km
Lake Tekapo330 (2017)48.8km
Whataroa405 (2012)61.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
204802
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204802:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gold-bearing quartz-carbonate veins, hosted in schists.

Mount Vampire (2645 metres) is 8 kilometres west of the Aoraki/Mt Cook village. The Sealy Range is inbetween the two, with the Mueller Glacier at the base of the mountain. This alpine area contains a number of mountain peaks of similar height surrounding Mount Vampire. The area is snow bound all year, except on vertical cliffs where snow cannot get purchase. Rock and ice avalanches in the area have been reported.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

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

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
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 AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
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
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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