Britannia Stream, Denniston, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealandi
Regional Level Types | |
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Britannia Stream | Stream |
Denniston | - not defined - |
Buller District | District |
West Coast Region | Region |
New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 42' 17'' South , 171° 48' 38'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
58536
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58536:4
GUID (UUID V4):
6540f4b2-1bc0-409a-9994-9cadbc104777
Greisen tin deposit.
The deposit is part of the Britannia Pluton, 4 kilometres by 7 kilometres, intruding into the Greenland Group greywackes and argillites. The pluton consists of muscovite-biotite granites, however at its southern contact it has undergone high temperature shearing, forming andalusite and/or sillimanite.
In one section near the Britannia Stream, about 2 kilometres north of Denniston, minute cassiterite crystals were found, only noted as the species is relatively rare in the region. Other sulphides were present, requiring specialist equipment to determine, were pyrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, and covellite. Hematite is also noted. (Kutsukake) also states the area contains tourmaline crystals to 50 mms in length, black, probably schorl, or/and intermediate between schorl/dravite. Quartz veins containing gold are also found in the area, in particular the abandoned Britannia gold mine.
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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