Redefinition and interpretation of late Miocene-Pleistocene terrestrial stratigraphy, Central Otago, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-68

  Youngson, J H ^a   Craw, D ^a   Landis, C A ^a   Schmitt, K R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Otago; Hawkdun Group; Maniototo Conglomerate; Miocene; New stratigraphic names; Pliocene; Quartz pebble conglomerate; Tectonics; Terrestrial stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

NEOGENE; PLEISTOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031850713     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514790     Document Type: Article

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