Cretaceous to early tertiary basaltic volcanism in the far north of New Zealand: Geochemical associations and their tectonic significance

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 437-446

  Nicholson, K N ^a   Black, P M ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Houhora Complex; Mt Camel Terrane; Northland; Tangihua Complex volcanics; Three Kings Islands; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; TERTIARY; VOLCANISM;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 8144228622     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2004.9515069     Document Type: Article

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