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Locality Name:
Tongariro National Park, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand


mindat Locality ID: 15577
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15577.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongariro National Park, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Mt Ngauruhoe
Mt Ruapehu
Mt Tongariro
Silica Springs (Silica Rapids)
Tongariro Alpine Crossing Northern Circuit

Latitude: 39°10'56"S
Longitude: 175°36'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -39.182222222222,175.60388888889
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 Fe H K Mg N Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleArcaniteCarnalliteCorundumCristobaliteFeldspar
GypsumNoneNot in a structural groupPicromeritePyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinelSulphurWollastonite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Ammoniojarosite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Carnallite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Gypsum  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Koktaite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Mascagnite  (*)Mendozite  (*)Mohrite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tschermigite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O187557470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6287554,87558966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O287554,87558272
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)618755830
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)287554,875581588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1875561036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6287556,875582060
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O187555132
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2287556,87558453
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2187558327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61875564135
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1875586890
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31875565433
Koktaite  (*)None(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2·H2O18755812
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4287556,8755814899
Mascagnite  (*)Arcanite(NH4)2(SO4)18755861
Mendozite  (*)NoneNaAl(SO4)2·11H2O18755828
Mohrite  (*)Picromerite(NH4)2Fe2+(SO4)2·6H2O18755818
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1875582994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218755839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218755661156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1875582045
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O18755881
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31875561247


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