Age and isotopic characterisation of metasedimentary rocks from the torlesse supergroup and waipapa group in the central North Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-170

  Adams, C J ^a   Mortimer, N ^a   Campbell, H J ^a   Grifhn, W L ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detrital zircon; Kaweka terrane; New structural name; New zealand; Petrographic modes; Rb sr dating; Sr isotopes; Torlesse supergroup; Torlesse terrane; U pb dating; Waipapa group; Waipapa terrane

Indexed keywords

AGE; GRAYWACKE; JURASSIC; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; SCHIST; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALASIA; KAIMANAWA MOUNTAINS; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TORLESSE TERRANE;

RAKAIA;

EID: 70249142047     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288300909509883     Document Type: Article

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