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Cavansite from
Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand


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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
01864270017364083689376.jpg
Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
09041480017271984001102.jpg
Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
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Cavansite, etc.

Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cavansite
Formula:Ca(VO)Si4O10 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chabazite-Ca13
Okenite12
Calcite3
- var Iron-bearing Calcite1
Waipouaite2
Pentagonite1
Thomsonite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cavansite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:260586
Long-form Identifier:1:3:260586:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Frank, H.; Thornton, J. (2004) Cavansit: Neu aus SÞdbrasilien und Neuseeland. Lapis, 29 (9). p.41-42.
Graham, Ian T.; Judd, Karina; Colchester, David M.; Hager, Simon; Greig, Alan; Lay, Angela (2018) The cause of colour in thomsonite-Ca from Aranga quarry, Northland, New Zealand. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 19 (2). p.7-13.
 
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