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The basement rock of the whole region comprises Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks of the Torlesse composite terrane, which are metamorphosed to schist on the Chatham Islands. A blanket of Late Cretaceous to Pliocene sedimentary rocks was deposited across the region. This sedimentary sequence was punctuated by unconformities and volcanic episodes, including the building of large volcanoes at the Chatham Islands and on Banks Peninsula. Unconsolidated Quaternary sediments are widespread in the Canterbury basins, plains, and offshore area, and on the Chatham Islands. The effects of Pliocene and Quaternary tectonic deformation are evident in the landscape north and west of Christchurch city, and many active faults or folds are recognised. The main geological resources are aggregate, limestone, clay and coal, and there is some potential for hydrocarbon discoveries. Groundwater resources beneath the Canterbury Plains are substantial, but are vulnerable to contamination. The Christchurch area is subject to earthquake hazards, while slope instability is widespread in hill areas. Low-lying coastal areas are vulnerable to tsunami.
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Geology of the Taranaki Area Basement rocks are exposed only in the northeastern corner of the map, where they comprise weakly metamorphosed, indurated Mesozoic greywacke of the Waipapa (composite) terrane. These rocks are unconformably overlain by Oligocene carbonate rocks and Early to Middle Miocene marine sediments. Mainly marine Miocene to Pleistocene sedimentary rocks are exposed in a gently south-dipping sequence from near the northern map edge southwards into the Wanganui Basin. West of the Taranaki Fault, thick (>8 km) sequences of Cretaceous to Pleistocene strata preserved within sub-basins of the Taranaki Basin are the target of ongoing petroleum exploration. The area includes major oil and gas fields (e.g. Maui, Pohokura, Kupe, Tui, McKee and Waihapa/Ngaere). Along the coastline, extensive Quaternary marine terraces formed by sea level fluctuations are preserved by steady tectonic uplift. Numerous active faults, both offshore and onshore, transect the map area. Andesitic volcanism, prevalent throughout the Quaternary in the eastern part of the map area and on the Taranaki Peninsula, has produced spectacular stratovolcanoes, while caldera-forming eruptions in the Taupo Volcanic Zone have produced voluminous ignimbrites, preserved in the northeast of the map area. Price $30.00
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Billed as the most comprehensive book on New Zealand geoscience in several decades, it explores the dynamic features of the New Zealand landscape and the submerged realm of the continent of Zealandia. The 388-page book celebrates the achievements of New Zealand geoscientists from the founding of the country to the present day. It shows how geoscience research has contributed to a safer, more prosperous, and more comfortable lifestyle for everyone. Written in an accessible style and with more than 750 stunning photographs and illustrations, the book allows a wide range of readers to readily grasp scientific concepts. Price $50.00 (plus $5 postage and packaging) Post and packaging price applies to deliveries within New Zealand. Please contact sales for international shipping options and prices. Ph: 04-570-1444, or contact sales. |
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This monograph is the result of a decade-long collaboration between Japanese and New Zealand scientists who have uncovered a remarkable succession of superbly exposed fossiliferous oceanic sedimentary rocks at Arrow Rocks (Oruatemanu Island), in eastern Whangaroa Bay, Northland, New Zealand. Radiolaria, conodonts and fusiline foraminifera show the succession extend from Late Permian to Middle Triassic times and spans the Permian-Triassic boundary. It includes the finest record known from the Panthalassa Ocean in the Southern Hemisphere. The results presented here include geological, structural, paleontological, geochemical, petrological and paleomagnetic studies. Price $50.00 Ph: 04-570-1444, or contact sales.
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This full colour, large format geological map illustrates the geology of the Aoraki area, which comprises parts of South Westland and Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand, at a scale of 1:250 000. The map is part of a series initiated in 1996, which will cover the whole country. Onshore geology, along with offshore bathymetry and aspects of subsurface geology, are derived from published and unpublished mapping by GNS Science, NIWA, university, and mineral exploration scientists. All geological data are held in a geographic information system (GIS), and are available in digital form and as thematic maps at various scales. The accompanying illustrated text summarises the regional geology, tectonic development, geological resources, engineering geology, and the potential geological hazards. The QMAP Aoraki area straddles the Australian and Pacific plates with the Alpine Fault marking the active plate boundary along the western margin of the Southern Alps. Paleozoic sedimentary rocks and Paleozoic to Cretaceous metamorphic or plutonic rocks occur northwest of the fault, while deformed Carboniferous to Jurassic sedimentary rocks, locally metamorphosed to semischist and schist, lie southeast of the fault. There are localised Cretaceous plutonic and volcanic rocks. Cretaceous to Pliocene sedimentary rocks are preserved extensively beneath the inland basins, Canterbury Plains and in offshore areas. Unconsolidated Quaternary deposits are widespread in the valleys, basins, plains and offshore areas. There are large resources of aggregate, groundwater and limestone, and localised occurrences of gold, pounamu/greenstone, clay, sand, and coal. Potential geological hazards include earthquakes, slope instability, erosion, flooding and sedimentation, as well as tsunami hazards near the coast and lake shores. Price $30.00 Ph: 04-570-1444, or contact sales.
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This book reveals startling new information about New Zealand’s natural history that may well change the way our history is taught forever. Amongst the new information, the authors reveal that: |
Co-written by passionate geologist and science communicator of the year, Dr Hamish Campbell, and award-winning author Gerard Hutching (The Natural World of New Zealand), In Search of Ancient New Zealand is a book destined to incite discussion and controversy surrounding the origins of our country. |
This attractive folding booklet includes a wall poster, a guide to fossil hunting, and general information for non-scientists. With high-quality illustrations and easy-to-read text, this is a great gift for children and for anyone interested in fossils and geology. The booklet is available for $5 from GNS Science. |
The map area is mostly underlain by Mesozoic greywacke rocks of the Torlesse terrane, except in the northwest where narrow fault-bounded remnants of the Buller, Takaka, Brook Street, Murihiku, Dun Mountain-Maitai and Caples terranes occur, as well as the Median Batholith and other granitic rocks. Discontinuously preserved late Early Cretaceous to Pliocene, predominantly marine sedimentary and volcanogenic rocks occur in the northwest, the east and the south of the map area. Quaternary terrestrial sediments are widespread on land, including till, loess, scree, landslide, alluvial fan and alluvial terrace deposits. Numerous active faults of the Marlborough Fault System transect the map area, marking the plate boundary zone between the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates. Several of these faults have moved in historic times contributing to the region’s relatively high seismic hazard. Price $30.00 |
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| Monograph 23 Hettangian - Sinemurian (Early Jurassic) Ammonites of New Zealand. Stevens, G.R. 107 p. 2004. The Hokonui Hills of Southland, New Zealand, are well known among palaeontologists for ammonites and other fossils of Early Jurassic and Triassic age (245 - 189 million years ago). This bulletin provides the first comprehensive scientific description of the Early Jurassic ammonites (200 - 189 million years) of the Hokonui Hills and also includes those of the Catlins coast (Otago) and Marokopa and Kawhia of the Waikato coast. Price $50.00 |
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The geological timescale is the time framework by which we date, correlate and classify rock formations and geological events. It provides the time framework for all studies of the history of the Earth and its life. It is used for assigning geological age to rocks, fossils and economic minerals, and for calibrating the rates of geological processes such as fault displacement and plate rotation, submergence, uplift and erosion of the land, earthquake frequency and volcanic activity. Rates of climate change, sea-level change, biodiversity change and organic evolution also are measured in terms of the geological timescale. Timescales play an important part in the search for petroleum and coal resources. It is essential therefore, that we have the most accurate and precise timescale available. Price of Monograph 22 is $40.00
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New Zealand's rock types are displayed on a 590 x 910mm GNS colour poster, ideal for schools and wall displays. Price $25.00
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The geology of the Whangarei urban area is illustrated by this full colour, 1:25 000 scale geological map and described in an accompanying text. The map covers an area of 170 km2 from Kamo in the north to Portland and includes Whangarei City, its suburbs and some of the immediately surrounding rural areas. It is one in a series of geological maps being produced for the main urban areas of New Zealand. The text includes a brief account of local geological resources,
mainly coal, limestone, aggregate and clay, and geological hazards.
Slope instability is the most significant hazard with many landslide
and surface slumping areas shown on the map.
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It is likely to be of interest to other countries
that are preparing a submission to define the outer limits of their
continental shelf. The document includes a discussion of the data
used by the project, and the organisation of the final report that
will be used as the basis for New Zealand's submission to the Commission
on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Price $25 You can also download a 6.8 megabyte PDF version
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This detailed geological map and authoritative text describe and illustrate the volcanic geology of one of the world's most active rhyolite caldera volcanoes. The map covers the area between Rotorua, Waiotapu and Kawerau, including all of the Okataina Volcanic Centre and part of Rotorua Caldera. The Volcanic Centre's stratigraphy, structures, volcanic history, hazards, geothermal resources and drainage are all summarised in the extensive 156 page text. The Okataina Centre is still active, having erupted over 80 cubic kilometres of molten rock in eleven major eruptive episodes during the last 22 000 years. The latest eruption occurred at Tarawera-Rotomahana in 1886 AD and claimed 108 lives. The sequence of volcanic events described and illustrated in this book and map provide a valuable source of geological-volcanological information for scientists, engineers, regional and territorial authorities, hazard managers and the public. Price $50Order here 
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This map shows the geology of the Greymouth
area, which covers the central part of the West Coast of the South
Island, New Zealand, and its adjacent offshore area. It was compiled
using existing data, 1:50 000 maps, and a computerised geographic
information system. The accompanying illustrated text summarises
the regional geology, tectonic development, economic geology, engineering
geology and potential geological hazards. The QMAP Greymouth area
is bisected by the Alpine Fault, which forms the active plate boundary
between the Australian and Pacific plates. This has led to the juxtaposition
of basement (pre-Cretaceous) rocks of two different geological provinces.
Over these, there is a widespread cover of Cenozoic sediments, including
Late Quaternary glacial and interglacial deposits. Major geological
resources include gold, coal, limestone and pounamu (nephrite, greenstone).
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This map shows the geology of the Wairarapa and southern Hawkes Bay area, eastern North Island, New Zealand, together with the adjacent offshore area. It was compiled using existing data, 1:50 000 maps, and a computerised geographic information system. The accompanying illustrated text summarises the regional geology, tectonic development, economic geology, engineering geology and potential geological hazards. Mesozoic rocks of the Torlesse composite terrane are exposed in the ranges, and Cretaceous and younger sedimentary rocks cover the rest of the area. Much of the region has been affected by thrust faulting, a result of a compressional tectonic regime which developed during Miocene time. The area is traversed by several major active faults and the earthquake hazard is significant. There are many oil and gas seeps but at present the major rock resources are limestone and aggregate. Price $30
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Chris highlights the important role that New Zealand scientists have played in developing and testing the theory. He also covers the crucial evidence found in New Zealand that supports the latest conclusions. Dr Hollis says "there is now little doubt that the main cause
of mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period was the impact
of a giant asteroid. The evidence is found in the fossil record,
distinctive features of a thin layer of clay that marks the extinctions,
and the physical record of the impact crater" Price $5.00 (Class sets 20 or more copies $3.00 each)
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The poster is ideal for schools, boardrooms, wall displays and
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 Geology
of the Auckland area. QM3Edbrooke, S.W., 2002. 74 p. Onshore geology, offshore bathymetry and major structural elements are shown, derived from published and unpublished mapping by the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences and its predecessor the New Zealand Geological Survey, university staff and students, exploration company geologists, and NIWA. All geological map data are held in a geographic information system and are available in digital form, and as thematic maps at various scales. The accompanying 74 page, fully illustrated text summarises the geology and tectonic development of the Auckland region, and highlights some aspects of its economic and engineering geology, and potential geological hazards. The map area is underlain, onshore and offshore, by Triassic to Early Cretaceous basement terranes. Late Cretaceous rift deposits overlie basement and are overlain by a thick succession of Cretaceous and Cenozoic marine sedimentary and volcanic rocks, in the area offshore of the present west coast. Onshore, Late Eocene terrestrial rocks, Oligocene and Early Miocene predominantly marine sedimentary rocks, and Pliocene to Holocene terrestrial and shallow marine sediments overly basement successively. Thrust-bounded units of Cretaceous to Oligocene rocks (Northland Allochthon) were emplaced from the northeast in Early Miocene time, contemporaneous with eruption of andesitic stratovolcanoes. Early Miocene to Holocene eruption of rhyolitic, dacitic, andesitic and basaltic volcanoes formed much of the Coromandel Peninsula, Great Barrier Island, the Waitakere Ranges, Little Barrier Island, Mayor Island and the distinctive volcanic landscape of Auckland City and South Auckland. Price $30
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of the Waitaki area. QM19Forsyth, P.J (compiler) 2002. This full colour, large format geological map covers the geology of a large part of the eastern South Island, including the eastern part of Central Otago and the southern end of the Mackenzie Basin. Inland it extends as far as Middlemarch, St Bathans, and Omarama. It is part of the new QMAP series and it comes with a liberally and colourfully illustrated book. Onshore geology, offshore bathymetry and geology are shown, derived from published and unpublished mapping by Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, NIWA, university staff and students, and exploration company geologists. All geological map data are held in a geographic information system and are available in digital form, and as thematic maps at various scales. The accompanying 64 page, fully illustrated text summarises the regional geology and tectonic development, as well as the economic and engineering geology, and the potential geological hazards. Carboniferous to Triassic indurated sedimentary rocks of the Rakaia and Caples terranes, and their metamorphosed equivalents which form the Otago Schist, underlie the whole Waitaki area and are exposed in the mountain ranges and upland plateaus. A Cretaceous to Cenozoic sedimentary sequence is preserved in many basins and valleys, especially in coastal regions. These rocks include marine sandstone, mudstone and limestone, commonly rich in fossils, and non-marine sandstone, mudstone, conglomerate and coal. Igneous activity from Cretaceous to Pliocene time has left mainly basaltic lava flows, ash and a few intrusive rock bodies. Quaternary sediments are dominated by alluvial gravels, with some glacial, lake and beach deposits. The area is crossed by many major faults, some
of which are active. Landsliding is common in areas underlain by
schist and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks. Geological resources include
gold and other metals, coal, aggregate, limestone, building stone
and groundwater.
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Onshore geology, offshore bathymetry and geology are shown, derived from published and unpublished mapping by the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, the National Institute for Water & Atmospheric Research, university staff and students, and exploration company geologists. All geological map data are held in a geographic information system, are available in digital form, and as thematic maps at various scales. The accompanying illustrated text summarises the regional geology and tectonic development, the economic and engineering geology, and the potential geological hazards. The Raukumara Range is formed of Torlesse composite terrane indurated sandstone and mudstone, of Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous age. In western Raukumara Peninsula Torlesse basement is unconformably overlain by an Early Cretaceous cover sequence, but in the east the nature of the contact is still disputed. Late Cretaceous to Oligocene sandstone, mudstone and minor limestone were deposited in a passive margin setting. The boundary between the Australian and Pacific plates propagated through the region in Early Miocene time with emplacement of a series of thrust sheets (the East Coast Allochthon) and deposition of thick Miocene to Pliocene clastic sequences. Rapid uplift and changes in sea level during the Quaternary have
resulted in extensive alluvial terraces, floodplain deposits and
uplifted marine terraces. Erosion and landsliding are widespread.
Seismicity levels are typical for an area at the Australian-Pacific
plate boundary, and further damaging earthquakes can be expected
in the future. Oil and gas seeps are common and the first commercial
discovery of hydrocarbons was made near Wairoa in 1998.
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on Volcanoes Conference 2, Auckland, Feb.
2001. Abstracts. IS49.C. Stewart (editor). 158p. GNS information series 49. This international conference volume of 152 abstracts focuses on all aspects of volcanic hazards, including volcanic processes, risk assessment, economics, insurance, public health, agriculture and emergency management. A valuable resource for those involved in civil defence and emergency management.
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 Geology
of the Wakatipu area.
QM18.Turnbull, I.M (compiler) 2000. This full colour, large format geological map covers the geology of the Wakatipu area which comprises northern and Central Otago, and part of northern Southland. It is part of the new QMAP series and it comes with a liberally and colourfully illustrated book. Onshore geology, offshore bathymetry and geology are shown, derived from published and unpublished mapping by Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, NIWA, university staff and students, and exploration company geologists. All geological map data are held in a geographic information system and are available in digital form, and as thematic maps at various scales. The accompanying 64 page, fully illustrated text summarises the regional geology and tectonic development, as well as the economic and engineering geology, and the potential geological hazards. Most of the area is formed of Permian to Mesozoic
Haast Schist, which in the west is juxtaposed against slivers of
several Paleozoic and Mesozoic terranes. In the far west are the
early Paleozoic to Cretaceous plutonic and gneissic rocks of Fiordland.
Remnants of a once widespread cover of Miocene to Pliocene sedimentary
rocks are preserved in fault-bounded valleys of Central Otago, and
a thick Eocene to Pliocene sedimentary sequence is present in the
Te Anau Basin. Quaternary sediments are dominated by fluvio-glacial
deposits. The Alpine Fault crosses the northwest corner of the map
area; it represents the boundary between the Australian and Pacific
plates.
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of the Wellington area. QM10.Begg, J.G., Johnston, M.R.,2000. 64 p. This full colour, large format geological map illustrates the geology
of the greater Wellington area and northeastern Marlborough (southern
North Island and northeastern South Island, New Zealand) at a scale
of 1:250 000. The map is part of a series initiated in 1996, which
will cover the whole country. Permian to Early Cretaceous basement rocks form the hill country of Marlborough, Wellington and Wairarapa. The basement rocks belong to the Brook Street, Dun Mountain-Maitai, Caples, Rakaia and Pahau terranes, accreted to the margin of the Australian Plate during Mesozoic time. Areas of Middle Cretaceous to Early Miocene marine sedimentary rocks are present locally. Late Miocene to Early Quaternary sedimentary rocks of Wairarapa and eastern Marlborough were deposited during a marine transgression and regression. The Quaternary deposits are mainly alluvial gravels and minor lacustrine sediments. Marine sands adjacent to the coast were deposited during periods of higher sea levels. Cenozoic and Quaternary sediments have been eroded from basement rocks uplifted in the Late Cenozoic. The area is crossed by many major faults, some of which are active.
Several major earthquakes have occurred in the last 200 years, and
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and Strata: A guide to the volcanoes and rock
formations of Auckland BK66.
Lloyd Homer, Phil Moore and Les Kermode, 2000, 96 p. Stunning photography by Lloyd Homer is accompanied by an informative
text by Phil Moore and Les Kermode. Lloyd Homer is one of New Zealand's
leading landscape photographers. Phil Moore and Les Kermode are
geologists and have extensive experience in the Auckland region.
The book has 6 field guide cards in the back that highlight key
geological features around Auckland. Over 30 sites are covered,
from the volcanoes of inner city Auckland to the islands of the
Inner Hauraki Gulf and the spectacular beaches of Piha and Waiheke.
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 Rocked
and ruptured: geological faults in New Zealand.
BK63.
J J Aitken, 1999. 118 p. This entertaining and easy-to-read guide to geological faults explains
the processes behind their occurrence and the earth-quaking effects
when they rupture. New Zealand has more than 150 active geological
faults, and many of them move repeatedly setting off the 200+ earthquakes
that are big enough to be felt each year. The ways that prehistoric
earthquakes are investigated, and the benefits of tracking down
past ruptures to preparing for future earth movements are explained.
Nearly 100 superb aerial photographs and graphics illustrate the
results of geological faults on the landscape, clarify the tectonic
activities that create the disruption, and map the outcomes in different
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Community response to natural hazard risk at Franz Josef Glacier J Gough, D Johnston, M J McSaveney, 1999. GNS science report 99/10. 35 p. People respond to natural hazards according to their awareness of the risk and their knowledge of the hazard. Such information is critical to community plans for minimising the impact of a disaster and restoring the area. In spite of the Alpine Fault (which is overdue for a major earth-quaking rupture) running along the middle of the main street of Franz Josef, many locals had little understanding of the disastrous effects of a quake on the fault, and tended to discount the impact. Awareness and knowledge of the risk of flooding from the Waiho River was much greater, and local landowners were anxious that plans to minimise flooding should be long-term solutions. This report is valuable to community leaders, local authorities,
and district and regional councillors, who have natural hazards
in their area. It includes the Institute's hazard report on the
area, and the interview schedule to examine the awareness, understanding,
and preparedness for natural hazard risks. |
Volcano and geothermal observations 1995 B J Scott, S Sherburn (compilers), 1998. GNS science report 98/3. 115 p. 1995 was the year that Mt Ruapehu gave two generations of New Zealanders their first experience of a major volcanic eruption, and this report covers the lot: eruptions, ash falls, lahars, crater lake chemistry, seismic activity, and geodetic observations. Succinct historical reviews and 1995 data from other volcanic areas, including Raoul Island, the Auckland Volcanic Field, Mt Taranaki, White Island and the entire Taupo Volcanic Zone, are in the report. Maps and photographs are among the 57 figures and 23 tables that present some previously unpublished material. Everyone with an interest in volcanoes will find this comprehensive
and clearly written report a mine of fascinating detail, and it
is a must-read for serious students of geology and volcanology. |
| The 1855 Wairarapa, New Zealand earthquake - historical data G Downes, R Grapes, 1999. GNS science report 99/16. 267 p. The 1855 Wairarapa Earthquake is New Zealand's largest historical
quake, causing severe damage from Kaikoura to New Plymouth. It is
estimated to have had a magnitude of 8.1-8.2, and had a destructive
intensity of MM10 in the Wellington, Kapiti and Wairarapa areas.
This massive report compiles written historical material that relates
to the effects of the earthquake and its aftershocks. The historical
accounts have been retrieved from many sources over the last 20
years, and this is the first time that such information on a New
Zealand earthquake has been presented so that it can be made into
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 Cretaceous
to Recent sedimentary patterns in New Zealand.
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P.R. King, T.R. Naish, G.H. Browne, B.D. Field, S.W. Edbrooke (compilers), 1999 Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences folio series 1. 34 p, 38 A4 and A3 chronostratigraphic transects, 1 poster 1780 x 820 mm. A synthesis of two decades of integrated analysis of New Zealand's Cretaceous-Cenozoic sedimentary record, calibrated to the latest available chronostratigraphic framework. Depositional successions within sedimentary basins or regions are depicted on thirty-nine transects constructed from sections measured at various outcrop localities, in stratigraphic drillholes, or in petroleum exploration wells (including offshore wells). Regional facies patterns, depositional cycles, and breaks in the stratigraphic record are documented, and local and global factors controlling depositional events are considered. These features are summarised on a coloured poster. Relationships between broad stratigraphic trends and regional hydrocarbon prospectivity are also noted. Price $49.95 |
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R.M. Carter, T.R. Naish (editors), 1999. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences folio series 2. 2 posters A1 size. Price: $40 A summary of the high-resolution chronology and sequence stratigraphy of the shallow-marine Plio-Pleistocene sedimentary record in Wanganui Basin, New Zealand. This key Southern Hemisphere reference succession contains a complete sedimentary record of orbitally-driven global climate and sea-level change for at least the last 2.5 Ma. Stratal correlations and cyclostratigraphy are well-constrained, with age control provided by radiometric dating of interbedded tephras, paleomagnetic polarity measurements, and biostratigraphy. Poster 1, A shallow-marine glacio-eustatic cyclostratigraphy for the last 2.5 Ma, Wanganui Basin, New Zealand. A sequence stratigraphic interpretation for 6 sections on an east-west transect across the basin. Representative statal motifs for transgressive, highstand, and regressive systems tracts are illustrated. Forty-seven identified sedimentary cycles are matched with 100 ka-duration (eccentricity), and 41 ka-duration (obliquity) cycles on the global oxygen isotope sea-level curve. Poster 2, A high-resolution chronology for the Plio-Pleistocene Wanganui Basin, New Zealand. This poster illustrates the Wanganui basin sedimentary record for the last 3.6 million years. The calibration of 116 stratigraphic horizons to astronomical (Milankovitch) cycles, and the global oxygen isotope sea-level curve, results in an integrated high-resolution chronostratigraphic framework, against which local New Zealand Plio-Pleistocene bio-events and stage boundary stratotypes can be accurately dated. Price $49.95 |
 Fiordland
offshore geology: integrated swath mapping
and geophysics. F3.
G. Cutress, R.H. Herzer, R. Wood, J. Delteil, J-F. Lebrun, and the GEODYNZ Team, 1999. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences folio series 3. One poster c.A0 size. GEODYNZ is a joint France-New Zealand swath mapping programme carried out in 1993 to examine the evolution and geodynamics of the plate boundary through the New Zealand region. This poster incorporates swath mapping data for Fiordland with interpretation of seismic data and a deep crustal seismic survey carried out by GNS in 1996 and presents a revised tectonic model. Price $35 |
 Mantle
melting beneath New Zealand revealed by helium
isotopes in gas discharges. F4.
L. Hoke, R. Sutherland, 1999. A 1 : 2 000 000 scale map showing the component of mantle-derived helium in gases collected from boreholes and natural springs. The map reveals areas where Holocene melting of the upper mantle is likely to have occurred, probably associated with basaltic or andesitic additions to the crust. The map is linked to a digital GNS database, that contains all relevant analytical data. The data were collected and analysed by various people over a significant period of time, and it includes the pioneering work by Werner Giggenbach. Price $35 |
 Geology
of the Nelson area. QM9.Rattenbury, M S, Cooper R A, Johnston, M R (comps), 1998. 67 p. (Temporarily out of print). This full colour, large format geological map covers the geology of the greater Nelson area, south to Granity and east to the Wairau Valley, at 1:250 000. It is part of the new QMAP series and it comes with a 67-page, liberally and colourfully illustrated book. The clearly written text summarises the regional geology and tectonic development, as well as the economic and engineering geology and potential hazards. The map includes offshore bathymetry and geology, and details the major structures of this geologically fascinating area. The Cambrian to Devonian volcanogenic and sedimentary rocks of Northwest Nelson are New Zealand's oldest basement terranes, and they contain our oldest fossils. The rocks were extensively faulted, intruded and rearranged by later events: the hills to the east of Nelson have been displaced some 450 km along the Alpine Fault from their former neighbours, which are now in west Otago. Price $30 |
 Geology
of the Kaitaia area 1:250000. QM1.M J Isaac (compiler), 1996. 44 p., 1 map. This map covers 4200km2 at the northern tip of New Zealand and 23,000km2 of the adjacent offshore area. It was compiled using existing data, 1:50 000 maps, and a computerised geographic information system. Onshore geomorphology and offshore physiography are given with special emphasis on the stratigraphy of the area, which rests on a Permian-Early Cretaceous basement. Onshore faults, quaternary tectonics, geological hazards, and the structures and processes important to engineering geology are covered along with the area's geological resources. Price $30
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of the Dunedin area QM21. 1: 250 000. D G Bishop, I M Turnbull (compilers), 1997. 52p., 1 map. This map is the first of the Institute's new 1:250 000 series, and it completely revises the existing 30-year-old map. It covers the area from Dunedin southwest to the Catlins, and inland to Lawrence. It discusses and illustrates regional setting and stratigraphy, describes the major resources (gold, coal, and aggregate), and outlines the geological hazards -- earthquakes, landslides and subsidence. Colour photographs and diagrams show the landforms and rock types, the data sources, metamorphic facies, schist textural zones, and the extent of the Otago peneplain. The map is based on fully digitised 1:50 000 point-and-line data, and customised maps can be produced on request. Price $30 Order here
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Radiolaria from eastern Marlborough, New Zealand. Mon17.C J Hollis, 1997. 152 p., 22 plates. The Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary is well defined in this area and the earliest Paleocene record is relatively intact within a sequence of limestone, porcellanite, chert and marl. The most complete known record of radiolarian evolution through the K-T transition is found in the pelagic Mead Hill Formation. Systematic descriptions of 98 species within 58 genera are presented and six new species are described. These result in revisions of radiolarian zonations for the New Zealand region. The beautifully reproduced plates illustrate more than 350 specimens. Price $50.00
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Late Jurassic Ammonite fauna of New Zealand.
Mon 18.G R Stevens, 1997. 216 p., 33 plates. New Zealand's Late Jurassic ammonites are mostly found in the volcaniclastic sandstones of the Murihiku Terrane, an arc-trench system off the Gondwanaland coast. The New Zealand record contrasts with the abundant ammonite populations of tropical, shallow shelf seas of the Central Tethys, and shows well-defined variations. These variations are interpreted as environmental responses, and reflections of sedimentological and ecological fluctuations due to local tectonic activity and sea-level changes. Giant ammonites appear to coincide with periods of rising sea level. Price $50.00
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stuff to cold stone. BK62.J J Aitken, 1997. 74p., 110 colour photos, 19 figures. This colourful book tracks the life and times of igneous rocks - their ancestry, adolescence and old age are explained with help from microscope, aerial, and wilderness walkers' photographs. The reasons behind differences between the rocks are covered in clear and cheerful language using concepts from everyday life such as neighbourhood status and location, peer pressure, team trials, and late developers. The plumbing systems of volcanoes and explanations for their activity or extinction are outlined, and their products identified. Price $38.00
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tectonics for curious kiwis. BK61.J J Aitken, 1996. 78p., 83 photos and figures. The revolutionary theory of plate tectonics is dramatically active in New Zealand - its antics account for our earthquakes, volcanoes, mineral wealth, and geothermal power. This popular earth science book was inspired by public inquiries - the answers all involve plate tectonics.
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the East Coast Region, New Zealand. Mon19.B.D. Field, C.I. Uruski and others, 1997. 301pages plus 7 enclosures. (2 volumes). The East Coast region straddles New Zealand's plate boundary and
has hundreds of oil and gas seeps.Find out how the region's rocks
formed and why its petroleum system works. Both outcrop and subsurface
geology and over 700 references. The best source-book on East Coast
geology and the latest in our Basin Studies series.
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