Acknowledgements and References

Volcaniclastic Rocks of the Orton-Bradley Formation, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.

Acknowledgements and References
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Abstract

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: General Geology

Chapter 3: Terminology and Stratigraphy

Chapter 4: Petrography

Chapter 5: Physical Volcanology

Chapter 6: Interpretations and Lithofacies Analysis

Chapter 7: Discussion and Geological History

Chapter 8: Conclusions

Acknowledgements and References

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my supervisors Prof. J.W. Cole and Prof. S.D. Weaver, for their help and support during the research and writing of this thesis. I would also like to thank Rob Spiers for doing such a great job making such good thin sections out of some very difficult rocks, Albert Downing for his help with the photography side of the thesis and Stu Brown for showing me around my field area when I first arrived. Thanks also to the various other people who have helped out along the way and made me feel welcome down here at Canterbury University. Thank you to Dr. Ken Woolfe for his help, as well as providing some of the photographs in this thesis.

Thank you to Mr. Morris, the manager of Orton Bradley Park and Mr. A. Grey, the owner of Lauden Farm, for allowing me access to their land and allowing me to camp on it.

A very special thank you to my parents, for their financial support during this rather impoverished period. Also thanks to the Mason Trust Fund which provided some funding to assist with my research work. A big thanks to Betty and Lauri Shore, for putting up with me for the last two years.

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