Burning Plain Road, Clinton, Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Burning Plain Road | Road |
| Clinton | - not defined - |
| Clutha District | District |
| Otago Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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46° 4' 5'' South , 169° 23' 44'' East
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Mentioned briefly in (Bishop, 1965), in a more general explanation of the geology of the Clinton area.
Since before European settlement, lignite seams had been on fire here. It was observed in 1857, and it is said the name was given by early settlers W.B. and A.D. Fuller.
The area has slumped from the fires, and Bishop studied brick-red and black fused sediments from the site. At a petrological level, the fused sediments contained cordierite, plagioclase, mullite, cristobale, and relict quartz.
Burning Plain Road is about 10 kilometres north of Clinton, in a little visited farming area, reached by a series of gravel back-roads. The area is not as extensive as historically stated, and may have been impinged by the surrounding agricultural paddocks. Neither is it listed anywhere as a place of interest to visit, and it is uncertain if the seams are still alight.
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) Reference: Bishop, D.G. (1965) The Geology of the Clinton District South Otago, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2, 205-230. |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 Reference: Bishop, D.G. (1965) The Geology of the Clinton District South Otago, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2, 205-230. |
| ⓘ Mullite Formula: Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x Reference: Bishop, D.G. (1965) The Geology of the Clinton District South Otago, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2, 205-230. |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Bishop, D.G. (1965) The Geology of the Clinton District South Otago, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2, 205-230. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Bishop, D.G. (1965) The Geology of the Clinton District South Otago, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2, 205-230. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| ⓘ | Mullite | 9.AF.20 | Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Mullite | Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Mullite | Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Mullite | Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Wilson J. (1912) Reminiscences of the early settlement of Dunedin south Otago: dealing in the main with Clutha and neighbouring districts, J. Wilkik and Co. Ltd, Dunedin.
Bishop, D.G. (1965) The Geology of the Clinton District South Otago, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2, 205-230.
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