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      Stratigraphy and reserves of pumiceous sand deposits in Perry's 'Asparagus Block' at Horotiu

      Nelson, Campbell S.; Lowe, David J.; Lootsma, A
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      Nelson, C. S., Lowe, D. J., & Lootsma, A. (1997). Stratigraphy and reserves of pumiceous sand deposits in Perry’s ‘Asparagus Block’ at Horotiu (Report). Commission report for Perry Aggregates Ltd. Hamilton, New Zealand: The University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8827
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      The stratigraphic relationships between the deposits of the Hinuera Formation and the Taupo Pumice Alluvium are described over a 16 ha plot of land known as the 'Asparagus Block' at Horotiu. The Hinuera Formation is exposed at the surface at the southern end of this block, and is overlain by a wedge of Taupo Pumice Alluvium which increases in thickness from 0 to 8 m northwards across the block. Lithofacies in the Hinuera Formation are dominated by trough cross-bedded gravelly sands (lithofacies AI), with common cross-laminated sands (lithofacies B) and massive to horizontally laminated silts (lithofacies D). The pumice content of these deposits is mainly <10%, but in lithofacies B and D can locally reach >70%. Lithofacies in the Taupo Pumice Alluvium are dominated by horizontally to inclined (tabular cross-) bedded slightly gravelly sands and sands (lithofacies G 1/2), with common occurrences of horizontally bedded to massive sandy silts (lithofacies D). The pumice content of these Taupo deposits is high, typically >80%. Cross-sections are presented showing an interpreted subsurface distribution of these lithofacies from south to north through the 'Asparagus Block'. The estimated reserve of extractable pumice sand from the block is of the order of about 400,000 to 450,000 m³.
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      1997
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      The University of Waikato
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