Dec 28, 2025
The Moeraki Boulders, some interesting concretions being weathered out of seacliffs north of Dunedin.
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The Moeraki Boulders, some interesting concretions being weathered out of seacliffs north of Dunedin.
Moeraki boulders on 6x17 film.
📷: EB617 MkII & Nikkor 150mm f/5.6
🎞️: Ilford Delta 100
The Kaihinaki or Moeraki Boulders, spherical boulders of concretized calcite, mud, silt, and clay, in New Zealand
Through the gap
Moeraki Boulder, New Zealand
It looks like a photo from another planet.
The beautiful Moeraki beach, New Zealand.
Moeraki, New Zealand [1080 x 2659][OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/3kZLMPg
Moeraki, New Zealand
Currently road tripping with my best friend @chocyofsparta, and we spend part of yesterday on the beach at Moeraki. (My photos)
According to Maori legend, the origin of the boulders dates from the loss of the Arai-te-uru, one of the large sailing canoes that came from distant Hawaiki. On her quest south for the precious greenstone, the canoe was wrecked near Shag Point (Matakaea). The reef which today extends seawards is the canoe's petrified hull, while close by, in the shape of a prominent rock, stands the petrified body of her commander. Strewn along the beach are the boulders which represent the eel baskets, calabashes, and kumaras washed ashore from the wreck.
Scientifically - The spherical boulders formed in a pearl-like process that took as long as four million years (due to crystallization of calcium and carbonates), and the soft mud that contained the boulders surfaced due to wind and rain.