Browns, Southland District, Southland Region, South Island, New Zealand
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 46° 8' 58'' South , 168° 25' 15'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -46.14960,168.42098 |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
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Regional Geology
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| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 1308112 | Late Quaternary alluvium and colluvium Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Pakihi Supergroup Description: Unconsolidated to poorly consolidated mud, sand, gravel and peat of alluvial and colluvial origin. Comments: Zealandia Megasequence Terrestrial and Shallow Marine Sedimentary Rocks (Neogene) Lithology: Mud, sand, gravel, peat 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] |
| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3191171 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Lithology: Conglomerate,gravel 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] |
| Late Pleistocene 0.0117 - 0.126 Ma ID: 1315022 | OIS4 (Late Pleistocene) river deposits Age: Pleistocene (0.0117 - 0.126 Ma) Description: Schist-greywacke-quartz sandy gravel in Clutha catchment: sandy gravel in outwash and alluvial terraces. Comments: Late Pleistocene river deposits. Age based on geomorphic estimate Lithology: Major:: {gravel},Minor:: {sand, silt, clay} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
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Localities in this Region
- South Island
- Southland Region
- Southland District
- Browns
- Southland District
- Southland Region
References
Browns Lime Quarry, Browns, Southland District, Southland Region, South Island, New Zealand