dave01 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Hi everyone. just wondering if anybody knows where to get any dolomite around the north island. appart from welly harbour! ha it would be nice to keep a clean criminal record. closer to taranaki the better. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropheus Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 Hi I get mine from a place called Stone and Water World up in auckland. Must be something around your area or try a garden centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted August 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 Thanks tropheus, nothing at all around taranaki at the mo. have a couple of garden centres and landscape suppliers looking though. the've had no luck as yet. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Hi Dave, the only place that has naturally occuring dolomite in New Zealand is Mt Burnett in Nelson/ Golden Bay area. So unless you visit Welly harbour you will have to find a landscaping place that sells it. Dolomite is a form of limestone (calcium magnesium carbonate). Other forms of limestone (minus the magnesium) will be okay and there are limestone quarries in the north island. Cheers, Foxglove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted August 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Sorry for the late reply mystic, hoping for some rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted August 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 I can get really nice dolomite gravel from a guy here $10 for a 25kilo bag. good value straight out of a quarry. its 1-2mm sand and looks really nice in the tank. let me know if I can help out. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 It is mined in the Malvern Hills - at the back of Darfield but is crushed and sold as powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Why not have a weekend in Nelson :roll: Bring a trailer with you as the "Golden Bay Dolomite" (also Trade Name) from the Takaka Hill is suposed to be the best there is. Your local garden centre should be able to get it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwijaydee Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 The place I was going to get dolomite from here doesn't have anymore, the last of the rocks went some time ago. Now all I can get is chip. :-? Fortunately, the person who got the LAST of the dolomite from there is gonna be pulling their tank apparent, so I will be buying them in a couple months. But I can't find a place in CHCH that has any more dolomite rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Mystic Phone Golden Bay Dolomite (03) 524 8356 and explain what you want. They may bag it and put it on a truck. That would be a very cheap option as TNL Ltd own the Dolomite Business and also the Trucks; which even go over to the North Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Hey mystic I'll pm you some details. rocks seem to be pretty hard to come accross eh kiwijaydee. especially in the north island. gd luck with the rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Thats the one amazonian. supplier here has run out! he suggested golden bay dolomite. $10 for a 25kg bag or $298.00 for a 1000kg. ha need a few tanks for that much. The small stuffs called JL core. Helpful people there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave01 Posted August 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Hey mystic, no worries at all. I will pm you the plant managers email as the address is his name. not sure if im allowed to put it on here am I ?? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 anyone know where to get dolomite in auckland or a place that will order it in for us??? locking for rocks.... even limestone rocks will do but having the same trouble with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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