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Locality Name:
White Island (Whakaari), Bay Of Plenty Region, New Zealand


mindat Locality ID: 15255
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15255.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "White Island (Whakaari), Bay Of Plenty Region, New Zealand": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°31'7"S
Longitude: 177°10'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.518611111111,177.18222222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Na Ni O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Na Ni O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteChalcanthiteCoronaditeCorundumCristobaliteGypsumHalotrichiteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartz
SulphurTridymite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Akaganeite  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Natroalunite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O063
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)60128
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO20458


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