Weheka-Paringa Road bridge area, Paringa River, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Weheka-Paringa Road bridge area | Area |
| Paringa River | River |
| Westland District | District |
| West Coast Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 44' 7'' South , 169° 30' 5'' East
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A locality 0.75 miles upstream from the bridge.
Hutton (1957) discovered kobeite crystals in a cobble while panning in the Paringa River for radioactive minerals. The graphic granite cobble contains crystals of the species, either slender and transparent, or alternatively stubby or irregular and dark brown. The crystals are coarsely striated. They show a sheaf like or radiating arrangement. The matrix showed coarse aggregates of oligoclase and microcline, rare quartz, epidote, muscovite and chlorite. The source of the material is unknown.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Kobeite-(Y) Formula: (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Kobeite-(Y) | 4.DG.05 | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Kobeite-(Y) | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Kobeite-(Y) | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Kobeite-(Y) | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Kobeite-(Y) | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Kobeite-(Y) | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Kobeite-(Y) | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) |
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- Queenstown-Lakes District
- South IslandIsland
- Southern AlpsMountain Range
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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Weheka-Paringa Road bridge area, Paringa River, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand