Triassic age for a conglomerate clast in the Waipapa Terrane, North Island, New Zealand

A granite clast in a local conglomerate horizon in Hunua Facies (Waipapa Terrane), metasedimentary rocks at Punaruku Stream, Northland, yields a U-Pb zircon age 229 ± 3 Ma, setting a maximum early Late Triassic depositional age for the succession.

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Published in:New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics 2017-10, Vol.60 (4), p.519-523
Main Authors: Adams, C. J., Campbell, H. J., Jongens, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
conglomerate
Conglomerates
Ecological succession
Geochronometry
Geological time
Isotopes
Northland
Radiometric dating
Sedimentary facies
Triassic
U-Pb age
Waipapa Terrane
Zircon
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Summary:A granite clast in a local conglomerate horizon in Hunua Facies (Waipapa Terrane), metasedimentary rocks at Punaruku Stream, Northland, yields a U-Pb zircon age 229 ± 3 Ma, setting a maximum early Late Triassic depositional age for the succession.
ISSN:0028-8306
1175-8791
DOI:10.1080/00288306.2017.1369131