Kanieri Syndicate's Reef, Wilberforce Valley, Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, South Island, New Zealand
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 42° 56' 16'' South , 171° 21' 53'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -42.93804,171.36489 |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
120 metres x less than 1 metre. Shows as cobbles on the slopes of Mount Harman, with no reef exposed. Is the northern most site under this section.
Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Jurassic - Triassic 145 - 252.17 Ma ID: 1308337 | Rakaia Terrane Triassic-Jurassic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (145 - 252.17 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Torlesse Supergroup Description: Poorly bedded, quartzofeldspathic sandstone and well bedded alternating sandstone and mudstone with thick bedded mudstone, red and green mudstone and conglomerate; locally as broken formation. Comments: Eastern Province (Rakaia Terrane) Rocks Lithology: Sandstone, mudstone, conglomerate, broken formation 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] |
| Hettangian - Olenekian 199.3 - 251.2 Ma ID: 1351824 | Undifferentiated Rakaia Terrane Triassic sandstone and mudstone Age: Mesozoic (199.3 - 251.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Rakaia Terrane Description: Well indurated, massive or bedded, greywacke sandstone and argillitic mudstone/siltstone; minor conglomerate/chert/volcanics; TZI. Comments: Basement (Eastern Province) sedimentary rocks. Age based on paleontology, or stratigraphically inferred Lithology: Major:: {sandstone},Minor:: {mudstone, siltstone, conglomerate, chert} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
| Triassic - Permian 201.3 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3189657 | Paleozoic-Mesozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Phanerozoic (201.3 - 298.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Haast Schist Comments: Caples Terrane Lithology: Metawacke; greenschist/almandine amphibolite grade metasedimentary/metavolcanic schist 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] |
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