Late Pliocene (2.8 -2.4 Ma) cyclothemic shelf deposits, Parikino, Wanganui Basin, New Zealand: Lithostratigraphy and correlation of cycles

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-84

  McIntyre, Avon P ^a   Kamp, Peter J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyclothems; Lithostratigraphy; New stratigraphic names; Wanganui Basin

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTHEM; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PLIOCENE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031876933     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514791     Document Type: Article

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