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Marble at Kakahu, Geraldine
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Cretaceous marble in the Kakahu River is pure, has a regional dip of 45-90 degrees to the south, and is possibily cut by a fault. A minimum reserve of 2.5 million tons is calculated. Further work includes checking on marble consistency, and drilling to determine lateral extent.

Report ID mr2319
Class Mineral
Type
  • Geochemical
  • Geological
  • Resource Estimate
Permit UNKNOWN
Operator New Zealand Geological Survey
Commodity Aggregate
Region Canterbury Region
Start Date 01 January 1969
End Date 31 December 1969
Report extents in GeoJSON
Author Mansergh G.D.
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