Last Cretaceous Geology of Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

• Main Author: Thrasher, Glenn Paul
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified; Structural basin; Cretaceous period; Geology; Stratigraphic geology; School: School of Geography; Environment and Earth Sciences; 049999 Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified; Marsden: 260107 Structural geology; Marsden: 260199 Geology; Degree Discipline: Geology; Degree Level: Doctoral; Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy; Marsden; New Zealand; North Cape
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.16945621.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Last_Cretaceous_Geology_of_Taranaki_Basin_New_Zealand/16945621

Taranaki Basin is a large sedimentary basin located along the western side of New Zealand, which contains all of this countries present petroleum production. The basin first formed as the late-Cretaceous Taranaki Rift, and the first widespread sediments are syn-rift deposits associated with this con...