The geology of the flat point area, eastern Wairarapa
- 1 May 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 3 (2) , 309-320
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1960.10423603
Abstract
The stratigraphy and structure of the Flat Point area, eastern Wairarapa is described and illustrated by a map. Strata in upward succession are: Mokoiwian greywackes with spilites; Ngaterian to Piripauan graded-bedded sandstone, siltstone and conglomerate; Haumurian and Teurian brown siltstone with glauconitic sandstone; Lower Dannevirke limestone and greensand; Upper Dannevirke and Bortonian bentonitic siltstone and greensand; Pareora and Southland alternating sandstone and siltstone. Dolerite intrusions that cut Ngaterian and Raukumara strata have alkaline affinities and are co-magmatic with teschenites described to the north. The strata are strongly folded along north-north east fold axes, and are disrupted by parallel faults.Keywords
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