Location: |
River placer. New Zealand |
Major Minerals: |
Magnetite, haematite, ilmenite |
Minor Minerals: |
Rutile, chromite, zircon |
Trace Minerals: |
Include pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, native gold |
Textures: |
Extensive martite formation after magnetite is present but there is little alteration of ilmenite. Pounded to euhedral primary sulphide inclusions are preserved within magnetite |