The Geology and Structural Evolution of the Bald Hill-Maori Saddle Region, South Westland, New Zealand

• Main Author: Ryland, Campbell Bradley
• Other Authors: Cooper, Alan F., Palin, J. Michael
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Otago 2011
• Subjects: Bald Hill; Maori Saddle; Structural Evolution; South Westland; Greenland Group; Gneiss; Granite; Lamprophyre; Otumotu Formation; Detachment Fault; Metamorphic Core Complex; Greenland; Mistake Creek; New Zealand; Pacific
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/1836

Situated ~20 km northeast of Haast in a remote part of South Westland, New Zealand, the ~65 km2 Bald Hill-Maori Saddle region had not been mapped in detail prior to this research. This study provides a detailed account of the Bald Hill-Maori Saddle region’s geology and shows that it is dominated by...