Paparata, Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, North Island, New Zealand
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 38° 57' 58'' South , 174° 55' 43'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -38.96617,174.92865 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
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Pliocene 2.588 - 5.333 Ma ID: 3185935 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Pliocene (2.588 - 5.333 Ma) Lithology: Conglomerate,siltstone,limestone,sandstone,tuffaceous sandstone Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Messinian - Burdigalian 5.333 - 20.44 Ma ID: 1338903 | Kohu Member of Mount Messenger Formation (Whangamomona Group and Wai-iti Group) Age: Miocene (5.333 - 20.44 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Kohu Member Description: Interbedded fine to very fine sandstone and mudstone or siltstone; massive mudstone. Comments: Neogene sedimentary rocks Lithology: Major:: {mudstone},Minor:: {sandstone, siltstone} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
Late Miocene - Middle Miocene 5.333 - 15.97 Ma ID: 1308207 | Whangamomona Group (upper) Age: Miocene (5.333 - 15.97 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Whangamomona Group Description: Massive or interbedded, mudstone, siltstone and sandstone with minor conglomerate, shelly conglomerate and shelly limestone. Comments: Zealandia Megasequence Mainly Marine Sedimentary Rocks (Neogene) Lithology: Mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, limestone, biogenic sediment Reference: Edbrooke, S.W., Heron, D.W., Forsyth, P.J., Jongens, R. (compilers). Geology Map of New Zealand 1:1 000 000. GNS Science Geological Map 2. [12] |
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Localities in this Region
- North Island
- Manawatu-Wanganui Region
- Ruapehu District
- Paparata
- Ruapehu District
- Manawatu-Wanganui Region