The significance of a glacial erratic from the Chatham Rise, east of New Zealand
- 1 May 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 5 (2) , 309-313
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1962.10423119
Abstract
The recognition of an undoubted glacial erratic within a heterogeneous collection of rock fragments dredged from the Chatham Rise raises the possibility of extensive and long-continued deposition of rock debris by drifting icebergs in this area. The specimen is a red feldspathic sandstone of a type not known in New Zealand but showing some resemblance to rocks of the Beacon Sandstone of Antarctica.Keywords
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