Sentence examples for basement geology from inspiring English sources

The basement geology of the area consists of hydrothermally altered Whangapoua and Matarangi andesites of Miocene age (Skinner 1976).

This variability in mineralogy reflects the composition of the complex basement geology dominated by migmatitic gneisses, granites, metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks (Fig. 2).

Their period of shared evolution reflects collision and accretion of the South Australian Craton, but their tectonic setting and basement geology throughout that event were very different.

Because glaciation style is a function of climate, basement geology, surficial materials, and topography, a wide range of glacial landsystems have been compiled for different ice masses and dynamics.

The crustal architecture as well as the kinematic evolution of the Thomson Orogen in Queensland is poorly resolved because the region is concealed under thick Phanerozoic sedimentary basins and the basement geology is known from limited drill holes.

The aim of our paper is to contribute to a better knowledge of the volcanism in the back-arc region of the Central Andes and its relationships with the basement geology, the stress field and the tectonic evolution, by studying in detail the stratigraphy and the structure of the Quaternary Cerro Tuzgle stratovolcano in the Puna Plateau.

The variation in basement topography, geology, and the depositional environment make it difficult to generalize the subsurface geologic structures and ground response of the valley as a whole.

The geology comprises basement rocks of Permo-Triassic metasediments and schists which correlate to the Torlesse Supergroup of New Zealand, having been connected to Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica.

Auckland's geology consists of basement Mesozoic greywackes overlain by Late Eocene to Early Miocene, and locally Pliocene, mainly marine sediments and volcaniclastics.

The topography of Nigeria and indeed the study area is a reflection of its geology, as the Basement Complex rocks of the SW-Nigeria are responsible for the rugged topography that dominates substantial portion of the study area.

The geochronology and geology suggests that the basement or a pre-Birimian crust to the Birimian Supergroup may be found in the northeast of Burkina Faso.