Fairfield

Occurrence in New Zealand with commodities Silica, Quartz
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022416
MRDS ID DE02620
Record type Site
Current site name Fairfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 170.39492, -45.90097 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Mica Ore
Sand Ore

Analytical data

Result SIO2 98.7
Result AL2O3 0.15
Result FE2O3 0.52

Nearby scientific data

(1) 170.39492, -45.90097

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ECONOMICALLY EXPLOITABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ATLAS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ESCAP REGION, VOLUME 4, NEW ZEALAND EXPLANATORY BROCHURE, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, 1988

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.