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Id:
ZLV/DIA-001
Class
Volcano
Description
"Darra Basanitoid (8.1 – 7.7 Ma): Columnar to irregularly jointed basanitoid lava flows, exposed on the western and eastern sides of Quail Island, and overlie Lyttelton Volcanics between Taitapu and Ahuriri. Lava flows on the north-western side of Quail Island are flat lying with thin zones of auto-brecciation . North-eastern Darra Basanitoid lavas overlie a basal yellow-brown, angular to sub-rounded, boulder to cobble conglomerate, which overlies weathered Allandale Rhyolite." Hampton, S.J. : https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/4117
Radius of Activation Zone
Within 1.0km, or within sight
Public access to AZ
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Via DOC track(s): Quail Island Walkway
Via park(s): King Billy Island Scenic Reserve; Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary; Quail Island Recreation Reserve
Field Name
Diamond Harbour Volcanic Group
Height
77
Date Range
7.7M years ago to 8.1M years ago
Eon
Phanerozoic
Era
Cenozoic
Period
Neogene
Epoch
Miocene
Region
Canterbury
Iwi
Ngāi Tahu country
Location
NZTM2000: 1575052, 5169385 (alt: 77m)
Maidenhead
RE66ii
Active?
Yes
Valid for NZART awards?
No
Valid From
1900-01-01
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Huts
[ZLH/CB-224] Otamahau Hut
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