Physical volcanology of Miocene basaltic pyroclastic deposits at Pigeon Bay: Remnants of flank scoria cones of Akaroa volcano, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-115

  Johnston, D M ^a   Cole, J W ^a   Houghton, B F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Akaroa volcano; Banks Peninsula; Hawaiite; Scoria cone; Strombolian; Welded tuff

Indexed keywords

BASALT; HAWAIITE; MIOCENE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SCORIA CONE; VOLCANOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, CANTERBURY, BANKS PENINSULA, PIGEON BAY;

EID: 0030869411     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1997.9514744     Document Type: Article

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