Integrated stratigraphy of the lower Altonian (Early Miocene) sequence at Tangakaka Stream, East Cape, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-173

  Morgans, H E G ^a   Scott, G H ^a   Edwards, A R ^b   Graham, I J ^a   Mumme, T C ^c   Waghorn, D B ^d   Wilson, G S ^a,e  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b Stratigraphic Solutions Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c Queenstown   (New Zealand)

^d Shell Exploration Pakistan BV   (Pakistan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar absolute dating; Altonian; Benthic foraminifera; Biostratigraphy; Calcareous nannofossils; Chronostratigraphy; East Cape; Integrated stratigraphy; Lithostratigraphy; Magnetostratigraphy; Miocene; New Zealand; Planktonic foraminifera; Sea water curve; Strontium isotopes; Tangakaka Stream; Whakai Formation

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FORAMINIFERA; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOCENE; NANNOFOSSIL;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TANGAKAKA STREAM;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBAROTOLIA; GLOBORATOLIA INCOGNITA; GLOBORATOLIA PRAESCITULA; GLOBORATOLIA ZEALANDICA; PARAGLOBOROTALIA BELLA; SIGMOILOPSIS COMPRESSA;

EID: 0036325844     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2002.9514966     Document Type: Article

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