Shifting eruption styles during the emergence of Akaroa strato-shield volcano, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

The uniquely eroded harbour of Akaroa volcano provides a rare opportunity to study the dissected core of the basaltic to trachytic strato-shield volcano. With key exposures of both the early phase trachytic to basaltic eruptive deposits and the later phase voluminous basaltic deposits (9.6 – 8.6 Ma)...

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Main Author: Trent, Aleysha Jennie
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7773