Patea, South Taranaki District, Taranaki Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Patea | - not defined - |
| South Taranaki District | District |
| Taranaki Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 45' 49'' South , 174° 28' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Titaniferous iron sands as beach, terrace and dune deposits. Contains magnetite, ilmenite, quartz, augite, hornblende, diopside, trace cerium oxides. Below are the Patea Silts and Hawera series sedimentary deposits containing scarce monazite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Reference: Railton, G.T., Watters, W.A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 104, 89 pages. |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geological Occurrence of Monazite, Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government, Washington. |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geological Occurrence of Monazite, Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government, Washington. |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geological Occurrence of Monazite, Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government, Washington. |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geological Occurrence of Monazite, Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government, Washington. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geological Occurrence of Monazite, Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government, Washington. |
| ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geological Occurrence of Monazite, Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government, Washington. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geological Occurrence of Monazite, Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government, Washington. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Overstreet, W.C. (1967) The Geological Occurrence of Monazite, Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government, Washington.
Railton, G.L. & Watters, W.A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bull. #104.
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