Park Volcanics, Murihiku Terrane, New Zealand: Petrology, petrochemistry, and tectonic significance

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 469-492

  Coombs, D S ^a   Cook, N D J ^a,c   Kawachi, Y ^a   Johnstone, R D ^a,d   Gibson, L L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Pasminco Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d Geothermal Energy New Zealand Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Barnicoat Andesite; Glenham Porphyry; Gowan Andesite; High K andesites; Jurassic; Median Tectonic Zone; Mineral analyses; Murihiku Terrane; Park Volcanics Group; Pinney Dacite; Trachydacites; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; DACITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; JURASSIC; PETROLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIASSIC;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, NELSON; NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, SOUTHLAND;

EID: 0030427515     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1996.9514727     Document Type: Article

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