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Pyrope from
Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand


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Pyrope

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Pyrope, etc.

Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
Locality type:Headland
Classification
Species:Pyrope
Formula:Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kaersutite3
Fayalite-Forsterite Series2
Calcite2
Volcanic breccia1
Albite1
- var Anorthoclase1
Palagonite1
Glass1
Biotite1
Augite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrope data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kakanui North & South Heads, Kakanui, Otago Region, New Zealand
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:614276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:614276:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Mason, Brian (1968) Eclogitic xenoliths from volcanic breccia at Kakanui, New Zealand. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 19 (4) 316-327 doi:10.1007/bf00389414
Railton, G. T., Watters, W. A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 104. New Zealand Geological Survey
 
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