Research Commons
      • Browse 
        • Communities & Collections
        • Titles
        • Authors
        • By Issue Date
        • Subjects
        • Types
        • Series
      • Help 
        • About
        • Collection Policy
        • OA Mandate Guidelines
        • Guidelines FAQ
        • Contact Us
      • My Account 
        • Sign In
        • Register
      View Item 
      •   Research Commons
      • University of Waikato Research
      • Science and Engineering
      • Science and Engineering Papers
      • View Item
      •   Research Commons
      • University of Waikato Research
      • Science and Engineering
      • Science and Engineering Papers
      • View Item
      JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

      Quaternary stratigraphy, landscape, and soils of the Hamilton Basin

      Kamp, Peter J.J.; Lowe, David J.
      Thumbnail
      Files
      Kamp and Lowe 1981 guide Ham Basin.pdf
      Published version, 2.600Mb
      Citation
      Export citation
      Kamp, P. J. J., & Lowe, D. J. (1981). Quaternary stratigraphy, landscape, and soils of the Hamilton Basin. In R. M. Briggs (Ed.), Geological Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication, Vol. 29B (Tour Guides) (pp. 14–28). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/10207
      Abstract
      The Hamilton Basin is a roughly oval shaped depression 80 km north to south and 40 km wide centered about Hamilton City (Fig. 1). The basin is surrounded by ranges up to 300 m high developed mainly in Mesozoic basement strata. The physiographic basin is essentially a fault bounded basement depression of Late Tertiary and Pleistocene age. Throughout the Quaternary this basin has been a receptacle of terrestrial sedimentation; the materials have derived mainly from extrabasin sources and principally the Central Volcanic Region to the southeast. In addition, materials have been derived from erosion of the bounding ranges, and Coromandel Peninsula. The last major depositional episode involved flood deposit s of the Taupo Pumice. The present landscape has evolved through several episodes of deposition and incision.

      During the excursion it is intended to show the participants exposures of the major Quaternary units of basin infilling, and some aspects of the landscape and the soil pattern, within the environs of Hamilton City.

      The standard geological reference covering the geology of Hamilton Basin is New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 88 (Kear & Schofield, 1978) . The surface features and soil pattern of the basin are succinctly covered by McCraw (1967) and Bruce (1979).
      Date
      1981
      Type
      Conference Contribution
      Publisher
      University of Waikato
      Rights
      © 1981 Geological Society of New Zealand. Used with permission.
      Collections
      • Science and Engineering Papers [3073]
      Show full item record  

      Usage

      Downloads, last 12 months
      99
       
       

      Usage Statistics

      For this itemFor all of Research Commons

      The University of Waikato - Te Whare Wānanga o WaikatoFeedback and RequestsCopyright and Legal Statement