New Zealand Micro Mineral Photos

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Aragonite from 309 Road Quarry
Aragonite
Whitianga Quarry, Whitianga, Waikato
Calcite on Chabazite, Aranga Quarry
Calcite on Chabazite-Ca
Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Northland
Calcite, Thomsonite, Chabazite from Aranga Quarry
Chabazite, Thomsonite-Ca, Chabazite-Ca
Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Northland

Calcite from 309 Road Quarry
Calcite
Whitianga Quarry, Whitianga, Waikato
Chabazite from Waitakere Stream, Auckland
Chabazite
Waitakere Stream, Auckland
Hematite and Titanite on Edenite
Hematite and Titanite on Edenite
Henderson's Quarry, Mt Ngongotaha, Rotorua

Golden Calcite on Okenite, Aranga Quarry
Okenite over Calcite
Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Northland
Thomsonite, Aranga Quarry
Thomsonite-Ca with 'sprouts'
Aranga Quarry, Aranga, Northland
Todorokite, Lyttelton Quarry
Todorokite
Lyttlelton Quarry, Lyttelton, Canterbury

Heulandite, Maunganui Bluff
Heulandite
Maunganui Bluff, Aranga, Northland
Chabazite, var. herschelite, from Bickers Quarry
Chabazite -Na ('herschelite' habit)
Bickers Quarry, Tokatoka, Northland
Barite, Stanmore Bay
Barite, Analcime
Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa,
Auckland

All specimens self collected, unless otherwise noted. These photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 4500 handheld on the trinoc adapter of my Meiji EMT stereoscope or directly on the eyepiece. I use manual exposure settings, with the smallest aperture available for best depth-of-field, and bracketing exposure time to get the best results. I find this gives me reasonable photos in the least time. Working on improving my lighting and getting my Nikon D70s working on the adaptor ...

The Northern Region Mineral Interest Group meets aproximately monthly at the NSRC Workshop, McFetridge Park, Glenfield, from 10am to around 2 - 2.30pm. Next meeting is scheduled for May 10th, 2008. Dates sometimes change, so check here or on Rod Martin's Micro-mineral Group page!

Other Rockhounding photos
North Shore Rockhounds Club
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