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Story: Geology – overview

Coastal granite

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Coastal granite

These rocks are jointed granite of Cretaceous age, exposed on rocky headlands near Anatakapau Bay, in Abel Tasman National Park. The golden sand in the background is derived from the weathering of the nearby granites.

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Eileen McSaveney and Simon Nathan, Geology – overview – Disturbances on the edge of Gondwana, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8312/coastal-granite (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney and Simon Nathan, published 2 March 2009.