Late quaternary evolution of the rotoaira basin, northern tongariro ring plain, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 549-565

  Lecointre, Jérôme A ^a   Neall, Vincent E ^a   Wallace, R Cleland ^a   Elliot, Mike B ^b   Sparks, Rodger ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Whangarei Boys' High School   (New Zealand)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Quaternary; Rotoaira; Tongariro ring plain; Volcaniclastic sedimentation

Indexed keywords

QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WORLD;

EID: 8144225662     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2004.9515075     Document Type: Article

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