Calcite is abundant, and often is the only mineral in a cavity. It generally grows directly on the vugh walls, but also occurs on phillipsite, and may have phillipsite, erionite…
Quartz, Calcite, Moeraki Point, New Zealand
Quartz occurs as small prismatic crystals or drusy coatings on other minerals. There are also seams of agate at Moeraki Point. Below: Small colourless quartz on white calcite, on brown…
Phillipsite-K, Calcite, Moeraki Point, New Zealand
Twinned phillipsite crystals on and with calcite. Ex Jo Price Collection. Below: Phillipsite on calcite, Moeraki Point, Otago, New Zealand. Width of view 5.75mm.
Erionite-K, Moeraki Point, New Zealand
These crystals were noted early in investigations, and were thought of as aragonite sixlings. However Ruth Jacobsen sent some specimens to William Henderson who wrote up the mineral in the…
Phillipsite-K, Moeraki Point, New Zealand
Phillipsite is very common at Moeraki. It may occur as large single crystals or clusters with distinctive cross-hatching on the faces. Water-clear balls of phillipsite are very common, recognised by…
Moeraki Point, Otago, New Zealand
Moeraki Point (also known as the Moeraki Headland) is the rocky promontory that forms the southern arm of the bay where the Moeraki Boulders are found, in the Otago region…
Erionite-K, Moeraki Point, New Zealand
These crystals were noted early in investigations, and were thought of as aragonite sixlings. However Ruth Jacobsen sent some specimens to William Henderson who wrote up the mineral in the…