Late Quaternary tephras on the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand (Note) Journal Paper
- Author
- C.F. Pain
- Year
- 1981
- Journal / Source
- New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Publisher / Organisation
- Taylor & Francis
- Volume
- 24
- Number
- 4
- Pages
- 571-573
- Keywords
- Quaternary, tephras, Coromandel Peninsula, Rotoehu Ash, Whangamata Ash
- Summary
- Late Quaternary tephras, including Rotoehu Ash and Whangamata Ash, are described from sites on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, and from 1 site on Great Barrier Island. Several named tephras from further south are conveniently giouped in this area into 2 mapping units: Holocene tephras, and late Pleistocene tephras. Positive identification of these tephras is important for further work on the geomorphology, pedology, coastal studies, and general Quaternary history of the area