Coconuts in Miocene turbidites in New Zealand Possible evidence for tsunami origin of some turbidity currents

Research Article| December 01, 1981 Coconuts in Miocene turbidites in New Zealand Possible evidence for tsunami origin of some turbidity currents Peter F. Ballance; Peter F. Ballance 1Department of Geology, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Murray R. Gregory; Murray R. Gregory 1Department of Geology, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Graham W. Gibson Graham W. Gibson 1Department of Geology, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Peter F. Ballance 1Department of Geology, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand Murray R. Gregory 1Department of Geology, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand Graham W. Gibson 1Department of Geology, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1981) 9 (12): 592–595. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<592:CIMTIN>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Peter F. Ballance, Murray R. Gregory, Graham W. Gibson; Coconuts in Miocene turbidites in New Zealand Possible evidence for tsunami origin of some turbidity currents. Geology 1981;; 9 (12): 592–595. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<592:CIMTIN>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Fossil coconuts are recorded in proximal turbidites of middle Miocene age in eastern North Island, New Zealand. This is apparently the first record of coconuts in turbidites. The rocks can be assigned to a mid-submarine-fan environment and are part of the accretionary prism of the late Cenozoic volcanic arc in northern New Zealand. The climate was marginally tropical. These turbidites may have been formed by the surge of sediment and debris carried offshore by tsunamis. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.