Late Pliocene stratigraphic succession and volcanic evolution of Karioi volcano, western North Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 283-294

  Goles, G G ^a   Briggs, R M ^b   Rosenberg, M D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alexandra Volcanic Lineament; Deformation; Karioi Formation; Late Pliocene; Marumaruaitu Member (new); New stratigraphic names; Ohuka Carbonaceous Sandstone; Okete Formation; Pauaeke Member (new); Pliocene Pleistocene; Stratigraphy; Te Toto Member (new); Wairake Member (new); Whaanga Member (new)

Indexed keywords

PLIOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANISM;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, SOUTH AUCKLAND, KARIOI VOLCANO;

EID: 0030450533     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1996.9514712     Document Type: Article

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