Waiau Stream, New Zealand
Deep marine sedimentary rocks of the Miocene Taranaki Basin disconformably overlain by Quaternary deposits. This tour on the Taranaki coast provides examples of unconformities, and sediment deposition from deep marine to terrestrial settings.
Possible topics: Marine sedimentary rocks, mass transport deposits, fluvial deposits, volcanic debris avalanche deposits
Waiwera, New Zealand
Both gently dipping and intensely deformed turbidite sequences at Waiwera, New Zealand. This tour provides examples of folding and faulting in these alternating sandstone and mudstone layers, which were originally deposited in the Miocene Waitemata Basin.
Possible topics: Thrust faulting, normal faulting, folding, turbidite sequences
Ōpunake, New Zealand
Layered volcaniclastic rocks observed in the medial to distal area around Mt Taranaki volcano, New Zealand.
Possible topics: Volcaniclastic rocks, conglomerate, lahar, debris flow deposits, peat
Waiake Bay, New Zealand
Gently dipping turbidite sequences at Waiake Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. This tour provides examples of faulting and fracturing in these alternating sandstone and mudstone layers, which were originally deposited in the Miocene Waitemata Basin.
Possible topics: Normal faulting, fractures, coastal erosion, turbidite sequences