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Locality Name:
New Plymouth District, Taranaki Region, New Zealand


mindat Locality ID: 205145
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205145.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "New Plymouth District, Taranaki Region, New Zealand": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
New Plymouth
Oakura

Latitude: 39°7'8"S
Longitude: 173°59'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -39.118888888889,173.99666666667

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayCorundumFeldsparKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxene
QuartzSpinelTaranakiteTitaniteWavellite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Taranakite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vashegyite  (*)
Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1881258803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1881251588
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61881252060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18812527770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61881254135
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318812514640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41881255591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1881251271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418812514899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218812517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218812539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218812561156
Taranakite  (*)TaranakiteK3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O18812657
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1881254899
Vashegyite  (*)NoneAl11(PO4)9(OH)6·38H2O18812628
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O188126374



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