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Okuru River, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealandi
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Okuru RiverRiver
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 3' 52'' South , 169° 9' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-44.06452,169.16519
GRN:
S30E88
Type:
River
Köppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
280899
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:280899:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The study (Cooper 1996) was conducted at various sites in the Okuru River and Burke River areas as part of a 25 kilometre wide by 110 kilometre long lamphrophyre dyke swarm , with carbonatites, fenites, and carbothermal veins, dominated by ankerite, siderite and Ba-Sr-REE carbonates. The main interest was the rare chlorosilicate baotite.

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Baotite
Formula: Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite
Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Norsethite
Formula: BaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘNorsethite5.AB.30BaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBaotite9.CE.15Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
ⓘMagnesio-riebeckite9.DE.25◻Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite◻Na2(Mg3Fe23+)(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ NorsethiteBaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite◻Na2(Mg3Fe23+)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NorsethiteBaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Naⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite◻Na2(Mg3Fe23+)(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite◻Na2(Mg3Fe23+)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ NorsethiteBaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
Siⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite◻Na2(Mg3Fe23+)(Si8O22)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ Magnesio-riebeckite◻Na2(Mg3Fe23+)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ NorsethiteBaMg(CO3)2
WTungsten
Wⓘ BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Cooper, Alan F. (1996) Nb-rich baotite in carbonatites and fenites at Haast River, New Zealand. Mineralogical Magazine, 60 (400) 473-482 doi:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.400.08
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