Late neogene sedimentation adjacent to the tectonically evolving North Island axial ranges: Insights from kuripapango, western hawke’s bay

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-674

  Browne, Greg H ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blowhard Formation (new); Hawke s Bay; Kaumatua Formation; Kaweka Range; Kuripapango; Mangatoro Formation; New stratigraphic names; Ruahine Range; Sedimentation; Sentry Box Limestone; Spiral Conglomerate Member (new); Te Waka Limestone; Tectonic uplift; Waikarokaro Member (new)

Indexed keywords

NEOGENE; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; HAWKE'S BAY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WORLD;

EID: 12844279932     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2004.9515082     Document Type: Article

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