Muzzle Station, Kaikoura District, Canterbury Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Muzzle Station | Station (farming) |
| Kaikoura District | District |
| Canterbury Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 9' 30'' South , 173° 31' 8'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mesothermal quartz on calcite in the Gridiron Volcanics.
Quartz bi-pyramids are mostly micro up to seven mm but some lO mm crystals have been found. Sceptres to 12mm have been found as well as attractive micros with multiple branching sceptres and reverse sceptres. Then there is the so called "square quartz" where it is difficult to establish the c axis and the absence of striations don't help. The next curiosity are the flat top crystals - sometimes sceptred but with no terminations as if they hit a wall but in fact are free-standing (Singleton & Davies).
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Localities in this Region
- Canterbury Region
- Kaikoura District
- Muzzle Station
- Kaikoura District
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Hikurangi ProvinceAccretionary Complex
New Zealand
- South IslandIsland
- Southern AlpsMountain Range
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Muzzle Station, Kaikoura District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand