Mesozoic accretion of exotic terranes along the New Zealand segment of Gondwanaland

Research Article| October 01, 1980 Mesozoic accretion of exotic terranes along the New Zealand segment of Gondwanaland David G. Howell David G. Howell 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information David G. Howell 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 94025 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1980) 8 (10): 487–491. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8<487:MAOETA>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 Email Permissions Search Site Citation David G. Howell; Mesozoic accretion of exotic terranes along the New Zealand segment of Gondwanaland. Geology 1980;; 8 (10): 487–491. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8<487:MAOETA>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 Permian to middle Cretaceous strata in New Zealand can be genetically grouped into at least four tectonostratigraphic terranes. Each terrane is lithostratigraphically distinct, yet paleogeographic analyses indicate that each terrane is only part of a once larger geologic entity. The present distribution of terranes is inferred to represent accretionary processes along the margin of Gondwanaland. Accretion seems to have occurred intermittently until middle Cretaceous time, and accretion was immediately supplemented by rifting that broke New Zealand away from the Australia and Antarctica part of Gondwanaland. The terranes have been severed by Tertiary slip on the Alpine fault. 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.