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New Zealand – a geological jigsaw puzzle

New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean

New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean

The New Zealand continent

The New Zealand continent

The Alpine Fault

The Alpine Fault

Subduction beneath the North Island

Subduction beneath the North Island

Rocky foundations

Greywacke mountains

Greywacke mountains

Rocks offset along the Alpine Fault

Rocks offset along the Alpine Fault

Geological map of New Zealand

Geological map of New Zealand

Geological time scale

Geological time scale

New Zealand’s oldest rocks

Gondwana

Gondwana

Trilobite Rock

Trilobite Rock

Greenland Group (1st of 2)

Greenland Group (1st of 2)

Gneissic rocks

Gneissic rocks

Karamea Granite

Karamea Granite

Building a continent

Greywacke forming at the edge of Gondwana

Greywacke forming at the edge of Gondwana

Torlesse greywacke, Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

Torlesse greywacke, Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

Murihiku beds (1st of 3)

Murihiku beds (1st of 3)

Douglas Coombs, geologist

Douglas Coombs, geologist

Disturbances on the edge of Gondwana

New Zealand region 150 million years ago

New Zealand region 150 million years ago

Marlborough schist (1st of 2)

Marlborough schist (1st of 2)

Schist tors

Schist tors

Coastal granite

Coastal granite

New Zealand breaks away from Gondwana

New Zealand adrift

New Zealand adrift

Hawks Crag (1st of 2)

Hawks Crag (1st of 2)

Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary

Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary

Peneplain at Poolburn (1st of 2)

Peneplain at Poolburn (1st of 2)

Limestone around Punakaiki (1st of 3)

Limestone around Punakaiki (1st of 3)

Limestone under the microscope

Limestone under the microscope

Pillow lavas

Pillow lavas

New Zealand reborn

New Zealand region 10 million years ago

New Zealand region 10 million years ago

Papa cliffs, Hawke's Bay

Papa cliffs, Hawke's Bay

Vertical coal seam (1st of 2)

Vertical coal seam (1st of 2)

Banks Peninsula – extinct volcanoes

Banks Peninsula – extinct volcanoes

Ignimbrite at Cathedral Cove (1st of 2)

Ignimbrite at Cathedral Cove (1st of 2)

Quaternary mountains and glaciers

Mt Cook and Mt Tasman from the sea

Mt Cook and Mt Tasman from the sea

Jackson Bay in the ice age

Jackson Bay in the ice age

Moraine ridges on the Cascade Plateau

Moraine ridges on the Cascade Plateau

Shoreline during the last glaciation

Shoreline during the last glaciation

Glacial erratic at Te Anau

Glacial erratic at Te Anau

Southern lakes

Southern lakes

Quaternary coasts and rivers

Rakaia River flood plain

Rakaia River flood plain

Coastal cliffs near Hāwera

Coastal cliffs near Hāwera

Satellite image of the central South Island

Satellite image of the central South Island

Loess (1st of 2)

Loess (1st of 2)

Uplifted terrace, Māhia

Uplifted terrace, Māhia

Quaternary volcanism

Ignimbrite cliffs

Ignimbrite cliffs

Tongariro volcanoes

Tongariro volcanoes

Mt Eden

Mt Eden

Volcanic ash band

Volcanic ash band

Holocene – the last 10,000 years

Sea levels in the last 20,000 years

Sea levels in the last 20,000 years

Mt Maunganui

Mt Maunganui

Uplift of New Zealand

Uplift of New Zealand

Drowned valleys

Drowned valleys

Moraines at Tasman Glacier

Moraines at Tasman Glacier



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