Quaternary stratigraphy, structure, and deformation of the Upper Hutt Basin, Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-29

  Melhuish, Anne ^a   Begg, John ^a   Bannister, Stephen ^a   Mumme, Terry ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active basin development; Deformation; Gravity; NZMS 260 R27; Quaternary; Sediments; Seismic reflection; Upper Hutt Basin; Wellington; Wellington Fault

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, WELLINGTON, UPPER HUTT BASIN;

EID: 0030870890     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1997.9514737     Document Type: Article

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