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Quartz from
Butterfield Beach, Oban, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand


Locality type:Beach
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Butterfield Beach, Oban, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1465690
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1465690:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘKaipipi Bay (Kai-ipipi Bay), Oban, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘSilvertown, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘFreds Camp Granite Intrusion, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘHill 267, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘNorth Red Head, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘShag Point, Greenhills, Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘBluff, Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quarry, Greenhills, Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘLong Point, Greenhills, Invercargill City, Southland Region, New Zealand
56.9km (35.4 miles) ⓘHowells Point, Riverton, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
References
Watters, W.A. (1978) Diorite and associated intrusive and metamorphic rocks between Port William and Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, and on Ruapuke Island. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 21:4, 423-442.
 
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