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Stratigraphy and chronology of late Quaternary andesitic tephra deposits, Tongariro Volcanic Centre, New Zealand

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Pages 115-206 | Received 19 Jul 1993, Accepted 13 Nov 1994, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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Phil Shane, VictoriaC. Smith, DavidJ. Lowe & Ian Nairn. (2003) Re‐identification of c. 15 700 cal yr BP tephra bed at Kaipo Bog, eastern North Island: Implications for dispersal of Rotorua and Puketarata tephra beds. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 46:4, pages 591-596.
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ShaneJ. Cronin, V. E. Neall & A. S. Palmer. (1997) Lahar history and hazard of the Tongariro River, northeastern Tongariro Volcanic Centre, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 40:3, pages 383-393.
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ShaneJ. Cronin & VincentE. Neall. (1997) A late Quaternary stratigraphic framework for the northeastern Ruapehu and eastern Tongariro ring plains, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 40:2, pages 185-197.
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ShaneJ. Cronin, V. E. Neall, A. S. Palmer & R. B. Stewart. (1997) Methods of identifying late Quaternary rhyolitic tephras on the ring plains of Ruapehu and Tongariro volcanoes, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 40:2, pages 175-184.
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