Pounawea, Catlins Coast, Southland District, Southland Region, South Island, New Zealand
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 46° 28' 59'' South , 169° 42' 0'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -46.48333,169.70000 |
| GeoHash: | G#: pz8xt9gyb |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
Maori archaeological site. Specimen source unknown.
Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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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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| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 1312607 | 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] |
| Jurassic 145 - 201.3 Ma ID: 3189617 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Jurassic (145 - 201.3 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Murihiki Supergroup Comments: Hokonui Terrane Lithology: Sandstone,siltstone; body fossils,turbidite 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] |
| Callovian - Bathonian 163.5 - 168.3 Ma ID: 1319763 | Undifferentiated Mataura Group Age: Middle Jurassic (163.5 - 168.3 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Mataura Group Description: Sandstone and conglomerate; rarely carbonaceous; with minor mudstone. Comments: Basement (Eastern Province) sedimentary rocks. Age based on macropaleontology Lithology: Major:: {sandstone},Minor:: {mudstone, conglomerate, carbonaceous shale} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
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