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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

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Ōakura, New Zealand

Volcanic debris avalanche deposits on the Taranaki coast, New Zealand. This tour provides examples of the composition and internal structure of mass transport deposits sourced from the nearby volcanoes (e.g., Taranaki volcano). 

Possible topics: Debris avalanche deposits, mass transport deposit, igneous rocks, volcaniclastic rocks

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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

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Eastern Beach, New Zealand

Moderately dipping and deformed turbidite sequences (Miocene Waitemata Basin) at Eastern Beach, New Zealand. With outcrop exposures on both a shore platform and adjacent cliff face, this tour provides a clear example of the bedforms produced from folding of sedimentary rocks. 

Possible topics: Folding, Anticline, marine sedimentary rocks, turbidite sequences

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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

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Tongapōrutu, New Zealand

Gently dipping marine sandstones of the Miocene Taranaki Basin disconformably overlain by Quaternary deposits. This tour of the Taranaki coast provides examples of deep marine depositional processes, faulting and fracturing, and related formation of caves and sea-stacks. 

Possible topics: Marine sedimentary rocks, normal faulting, coastal erosion, mass transport deposits

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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

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Hangatahua River, New Zealand

Drainage sourced from Mt Taranaki volcano. This tour provides examples of fluvial deposition of volcaniclastics and interactions with other volcanic deposits.

Possible topics: Fluvial deposits, point bars, volcanic debris avalanche deposits