1919.1 
Departmental Reports. 
43 
Chrome-iron Ore, Mica, and Tungsten-ore in New 
Zealand.* 
By P. G. Morgan and J. Henderson, New Zealand Geological Survey. 
CHROME-IRON ORE. (By P. G. Morgan.) 
Chromite or chromium-bearing rock has been reported from a number 
of localities in New Zealand. The most important of these are in the 
range of mountains that forms the eastern boundary of Waimea County, 
and are connected with what is known as the 44 Nelson Mineral Belt.’* 
In the first place, a list of these localities will be given, and this 
will be followed by fuller information concerning the more important 
occurrences.t 
1. Awakino River, in gravels. Lab., No. 25, 1891, p. 65. 
2. D’Urville Island. Hector, 1882, p. 1 ; Lab., No. 14, 1879, p. 30 ; 
No. 43, 1910, p. 17. 
3. French Pass. Lab., No. 45, 1912, p. 23. 
4. Croixelles. Lab., No. 16, 1882, p. 34 ; No. 29, 1895, pp. 17-18 ; 
No. 34, 1901, p. 16 ; No. 39, 1906, p. 8 ; No. 49, 1916, p. 23 ; 
C.-9, 1901, pp. 5-6. 
5. Wangamoa. Cox, 1882 report, pp. 4-5 $ Lab., No. 18, 1883, p. 49. 
6. Dun Mountain, Wooded Peak, &c. Hochstetter, 1864 (in Geology 
of New Zealand ), pp. 95-96 ; New Zealand, 1867, pp. 474, 476 ; 
E. H. Davis, 1871 report, pp. 106, 111 ; Cox, 1882 report, 
pp. 8-9 ; Trans., vol. 14, 1882, pp. 421, 422, 423 ; Lab., No. 16, 
1882, p. 34 ; No. 18, 1883, p. 49 ; No. 43, 1910, p. 17 ; Bull. 
No. 12, 1911, pp. 60-63. 
7. Roding River. Cox, 1882 report, pp. 9-10; Bull. No. 12, p. 62; 
Lab., No. 43, 1910, p. 17. 
8. Jackson Saddle (two miles and a half south-west of Dun Mountain). 
Bull. No. 12, p. 62 ; Lab., No. 43, 1910, p. 17. 
9. Aniseed Valley. Lab., No. 15, 1880, p. 40 ; No. 16, 1882, p. 34 ; 
No. 18, 1883, p. 49 ; Cox, Trans., vol. 14, 1882, p. 423. The 
name 44 Aniseed Valley ” includes several localities. 
10. Miner Stream. Cox, 1882 report, p. 6 ; Bull. No. 12, p. 62. 
11. Chromite Creek (tributary of Hacket Stream). Bull. No. 12, p. 62. 
12. Serpentine Valley.- Bull. No. 12, p. 62. 
13. Ben Nevis. Lab., No. 15, 1880, p. 40 ; No. 16, 1882, p. 34. The 
analyses recorded probably refer to Little Ben Nevis. 
* These reports were written for the 12th Annual Report of the New Zealand 
Geological Survey, and the term “ present time ” used in several places refers to the 
middle part of the year 1918. 
f The abbreviated reference “ Lab.” refers to the annual reports of the Colonial 
Museum and Laboratory, or, in later years, the Colonial Laboratory and Dominion 
Laboratory annual reports. The Reports of Geological Explorations, issued under the 
direction of Sir James Hector, are referred to by number and date of publication, and 
New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletins (new series) in the same way. Transactions of 
the New Zealand Institute is abbreviated to “ Trans.” Authors are generally referred 
to by surname and date of publication of their report, paper, or book. 
