Aitkin Creek, Waiau, Coromandel peninsula, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato Region, New Zealandi

Regional Level Types
Aitkin Creek	Stream
Waiau	- not defined -
Coromandel peninsula	Peninsula
Thames-Coromandel District	District
Waikato Region	Region
New Zealand	Country

"In Aitken Creek and the spur between this and Petote Creek a vein and branch vein, varying from a few inches to 2 ft. in width, have been worked by the Aitken's Freehold and Empress Companies, but without success. In Petote Creek the vein which has received most attention is known as the " Galena Lode," and occurs in the indurated argillites just below the high falls (145 ft.) in the watercourse. From what could be observed in the old workings, the vein, which ranges in width from almost zero to 12 in., has a course of north 12° west, with a dip to the westward at high angles. The vein material is disposed as lenses, which give out along the strike (and probably dip) and are succeeded by similar lenses. These sheets consist either of quartz containing a fairly high percentage of galena, blende, pyrite, and chalcopyrite, or of quartz containing only a very sparse dissemination of these sulphides. The galena is argentiferous to a small extent, but gold is absent or present only in very small quantity." (Fraser & Adams 1907)

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