K-Ar ages of early Miocene arc-type volcanoes in northern New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 285-311

  Hayward, Bruce W ^a   Black, Philippa M ^a   Smith, Ian E M ^a   Ballance, Peter F ^a   Itaya, Tetsumaru ^b   Doi, Masako ^b   Takagi, Miki ^b   Bergman, Steve ^c   Adams, Chris J ^d   Herzer, Richard H ^d   Robertson, David J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Auckland; Coromandel Group; Geochronology; Hen and Chickens Islands; Hukatere; K Ar ages; Kaipara; Karikari; Miocene; New Zealand; North Cape; Northland; Parahaki Dacite; Tokatoka; Volcanic arc; Waipoua; Waitakere Group; Waitakere Ranges; Whangarei Heads; Whangaroa

Indexed keywords

ISLAND ARC; MIOCENE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANISM;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 0034880683     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2001.9514939     Document Type: Article

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