Post-breakup stratigraphy of the kaikoura synthem (cretaceous-cenozoic), continental margin, southeastern New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 405-429

  Carter, R M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canterbury Basin; Continental margin; Great South Basin; Kaikoura Synthem; Kekenodon Group; Maori Bottom Group; Matakae Group; New stratigraphic names; New Zealand; Onekakara Group; Otakou Group; Passive margins; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000730938     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1988.10422141     Document Type: Article

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