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Locality Name:
Tongariro Alpine Crossing Northern Circuit, Tongariro National Park, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand


mindat Locality ID: 254981
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-254981.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongariro Alpine Crossing Northern Circuit, Tongariro National Park, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°7'50"S
Longitude: 175°39'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -39.130555555556,175.65805555556
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 Fe H K Mg N Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H K Mg N Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleArcaniteCristobaliteGypsumNoneNot in a structural groupPicromerite
PyritePyroxeneSpinelSulphur

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Ammoniojarosite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Koktaite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Mascagnite  (*)Mendozite  (*)Mohrite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tschermigite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6030
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Koktaite  (*)None(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2·H2O012
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Mascagnite  (*)Arcanite(NH4)2(SO4)061
Mendozite  (*)NoneNaAl(SO4)2·11H2O028
Mohrite  (*)Picromerite(NH4)2Fe2+(SO4)2·6H2O018
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tschermigite  (*)Alum(NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O081


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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