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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 50' 46'' South , 149° 16' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Teahupoo1,422 (2018)1.5km
Vairao2,423 (2018)7.2km
Tohautu2,842 (2012)11.9km
Afaahiti5,186 (2018)12.9km
Pueu1,968 (2018)13.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
73131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73131:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Plage de Taiarapu, Teahupoo, Tahiti Iti, Tahiti, Îles du Vent, Îles de la Société (Archipel de la Société; Tōtaiete mā), Polynésie française (Pōrīnetia Farāni)


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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Haüyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Description: Local mineral collectors from Tahiti Island, and French geologists who travelled to area, report that there is no way to find any haüyne on the Taiarapu beach at Teahupoo on the West coast of the Taiarupu volcano and more generally, no way to find haüyne on Taiarapu West. The confusion comes from the name of the beach near Teahupoo, Taiarapu beach which is the same as the whole presqu’île. All finds and samples come from the East coast of the Taiarupu volcano, in several valleys between Tautira and Pueu and also on the beach of Tautira.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Mica Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHaüyne9.FB.10Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

France
  • French Polynesia
    • Society Islands
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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