The Torlesse Composite Terrane is a plate tectonic terrane forming part of the South Island of New Zealand. It contains the Rakaia, Aspiring and Pahau...
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Glenburgh Terrane Dun Mountain-Maitai Terrane Molong—Monaro Terrane Murihiku Terrane Narryer Gneiss Terrane Takaka Terrane Torlesse Composite Terrane Waipapa...
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assigned to the Rakaia Terrane, one of several terranes that collectively make up the Torlesse Composite Terrane (also known as the Torlesse Supergroup).: 76–89 ...
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Geology of the Tasman District Stratigraphy of New Zealand Torlesse Composite Terrane Takaka Terrane Mortimer, N; Rattenbury, MS; King, PR; Bland, KJ; Barrell...
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volcanic rocks rest unconformably on Mount Somers Volcanic Group and Rakaia Terrane. The Lyttelton Volcanic Group is primarily basalt and it has been constructed...
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lavas. In the Wellington Region, the Torlesse Composite Terrane is composed of two subterranes, the Rakaia Terrane (late Triassic to early Jurassic, 230-180...
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the Tasman District Stratigraphy of New Zealand Torlesse Composite Terrane Dun Mountain-Maitai Terrane "Trilobite Rock". teara.govt.nz. Münker, Carsten;...
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andesitic and rhyolitic with ignimbrite, overlay the Rakaia terrane of the Torlesse Composite Terrane and extend from the Mount Somers region to the Banks Peninsula...
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groups are further combined into 'supergroups' or for basement rocks into terranes. Not all of these hierarchical layers are necessarily present within a...
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protoliths were the greywacke and argillite of the Caples Terrane and Torlesse Composite Terrane. The schists were originally brought to the surface of the...
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Te Kiekie is of volcanic origin, though, as an overlay of the Torlesse Composite Terrane. There are areas of andesite, rhyolite, basalt and ignimbrite...
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D'Archaic was named by Julius von Haast after the Adolphe d'Archiac. Torlesse Composite Terrane rocks form the basement and range in age from the Jurassic near...
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Murihiku, Dun Mountain-Maitai, Caples, Torlesse Composite (Rakaia and Pahau), and Waipapa Composite Terranes. The Median Batholith forms the boundary...
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basement rocks beneath the Canterbury Region belong to the Torlesse Composite (Rakaia and Pahau) Terrane. They are largely composed of greywacke (hardened sandstone...
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"Torlesse, Waipapa and Caples suspect terranes of New Zealand: Integrated studies of their geological history in relation to neighbouring terranes" (PDF)...
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seven main terranes, the Drumduan, Brook Street, Murihiku, Dun Mountain-Maitai, Caples, Torlesse Composite (Rakaia, Aspiring and Pahau terranes) and Waipapa...
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basement rocks beneath the Raukumara Region belong to the Torlesse Composite (Waioeka) Terrane, of late Jurassic to early Cretaceous age (150-100 Ma). They...
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