Geology and Minerals

Geology of the West Coast Region

The geology of the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island is divided in two by the Alpine Fault, which runs through the region in a north–south direction. To the west of the fault, Paleozoic basement rocks are interluded by plutones and both are unconformably covered in a sedimentary sequence. To the east of the Alpine Fault are the Mesozoic Alpine Schist and Greywacke of the Southern Alps. There are numerous active faults throughout the region.

Also on this shelf

See also

• ▸Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
• ▸Elaeus
• ▸Guyanaite

Uncatalogued shelf

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