Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand : a report comprising the results of official explorations

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [frontispiece]
  • [title page]
  • Preface p. iii
  • Contents p. v
  • Illustrations
  • [geological map of Canterbury and Westland]
• • Part I. — Historical Notes on the Progress of the Geological Survey of Canterbury, New Zealand
    • Chapter I
      • From the Beginning of the Geological Survey to the Discovery of the West Coast Goldfields p. 1
      • Geological Survey of Mount Pleasant, Banks Peninsula, 1860 p. 2
      • Explorations of the Rivers Rangitata and Ashburton , 1861 p. 3
      • Exploration of the Malvern Hills and Mount Torlesse , 1861 p. 16
      • Exploration of the Head Waters of the Waitaki , 1862 p. 18
      • Visit to the Opawa Stream , 1862 p. 43
      • Journey to the Waitaki, Lake Wanaka, and the West Coast , 1862-3 p. 44
      • Artesian Wells in Christchurch , 1863 p. 58
      • Malvern Hills Coalfields, 1863 p. 59
      • Building Stones, 1864
      • Search foe Coal in the Ashburton and Rangitata Districts and Continuation of Geological Survey , 1864 p. 60
      • Geological Survey of the Christchurch-Lyttelton Railway Tunnel p. 62
      • Canterbury Plains p. 63
      • New Zealand Industrial Exhibition, Dunedin, 1865 p. 64
    • Chapter II
      • From the Discovery of the West Coast Goldfields to the Termination of the Geological Survey oe Canterbury, End of June, 1868 p. 65
      • Journey to the West Coast, 1865
      • Journey to Westland by Arthur's Pass, Returning by Browning's Pass. October, 1865 p. 107
      • First Visit To Middle Waipara—1866 p. 122
      • Journey to the Head-waters Of The Rakaia—1866 p. 123
      • Christchurch and Lyttelton Railway Tunnel p. 143
      • First Excavations for Moa Bones, in Glenmark, 1866
      • Journy to the Waipara and Hurunui, 1867 p. 144
      • Exploration of the Head Waters of the Waimakariri , 1867 p. 145
      • Journey to the Sources of the Waipara , 1867 p. 152
      • Collecting Saurian Remains in the Middle Waipara, June, 1867 p. 155
      • A Visit to Glenmark, and Heavy Floods, End of July and Beginning of August, 1867
      • Journey along the Eastern Base of the Ranges, from the Gorge of the Rakaia to the Waitaki and to the Sources of the Hakateramea—1867-68 p. 156
      • Geological Examination of Banks Peninsula , 1868 p. 157
      • Journey to the Southern Portion of Westland , 1868
    • Chapter III. — The Canterbury Museum and Geological Explorations from 1868 to 1876 p. 167
  • Part II. — Physical Geography
    • Chapter I. — General Considerations p. 172
    • Chapter II. — Orographical Features p. 177
    • Chapter III
      • Glaciers, Rivers, and Lakes p. 193
      • Areas of the Hydrographic Basins in Canterbury and Westland, according to their extent p. 194
      • The Waitaki p. 199
      • The Rakaia p. 206
      • The Rangitata p. 210
      • The Waimakariri p. 212
      • The Ashburton p. 214
      • The Headwaters of the Molyneux p. 215
      • The Hurunui p. 216
      • The Opihi p. 218
      • The Ashley
      • The Waipara p. 219
      • The Selwyn
      • The Hinds p. 220
      • The Orari
      • The Waihao
      • The Pareora
      • The Grey p. 221
      • The Taramakau
      • The Hokitika p. 222
      • The Mikonui p. 224
      • The Waitaha akd Wanganui
      • The Poerua
      • The Whataroa
      • The Okarito p. 225
      • The Waiatu
      • The Waikukupa p. 226
      • The Weheka
      • Karangarua p. 227
      • Mahitahi p. 228
      • Paringa
      • Haast
      • Okuru and Waiatoto p. 229
      • The Arawata
    • Chapter IV. — Plains p. 231
  • Part III. — Geology
    • Chapter I. — Introduction p. 236
    • Chapter II. — General Geological Structure p. 240
    • Chapter III. — Stratigraphical Geology. — General Synopsis and Description of Geological Formations p. 249
    • Chapter IV p. 252
      • The Gneiss Granite Formation p. 252
      • Igneous Eruptive Rocks p. 253
      • Crystalline Metamorphic Formation East of the Central Chain
    • Chapter V p. 256
      • Westland Formation p. 256
      • Extent
      • Texture of Rocks and Position of Strata p. 257
      • Igneous Rocks p. 258
      • Mineral Veins p. 259
    • Chapter VI p. 260
      • Waihao Formation p. 260
      • Extent
      • Position of Strata and Textue of Rocks p. 261
      • Age and Thickness p. 264
      • Igneous Rocks
      • Mineral Veins
    • Chapter VII p. 266
      • The Mount Torlesse Formation p. 266
      • Texture of Rocks and Position of Strata p. 274
      • Extent p. 278
      • Thickness and Age p. 279
      • Igneous Rocks
      • Relations to the Older Formations p. 280
    • Chapter VIII p. 281
      • The Melaphyre and Quartziferous Porphyry Eruptions p. 281
      • Extent p. 282
      • Character and Sequence of the Eruptive Rocks.—Melaphyre Series p. 283
      • Quartziferous Porphyry and pitchstone Series p. 285
    • Chapter IX p. 291
      • The Waipara Formation p. 291
      • Extent p. 292
      • Sequence and Character of Rocks, Position of Strata, Fossil Contents p. 293
      • The Cretaceo-Tertiary Period in Westland p. 298
      • Igneous Rocks p. 300
    • Chapter X p. 304
      • The Oamaru Formation p. 304
      • Extent
      • Sequence and Character of the Rocks; Position of Strata p. 305
      • Principal Fossil Contents p. 310
      • Igneous Rocks p. 313
      • Age and Thickess p. 314
    • Chapter XI p. 316
      • The Pareora Formation p. 316
      • Extent
      • Sequence and Character of Rocks, and Position of Strata p. 317
      • Pareora Formation p. 319
      • Igneous Rocks p. 323
      • Age and Thickness
    • Chapter XII
      • Banks' Peninsula p. 324
      • [Geological sections Lyttleton and Christchurch Railway Tunnel.]
      • The Christchurch and Lyttelton Railway Tunnel p. 355
    • Chapter XIII. — The Alluvial Goldfields of Westlajtd p. 361
    • Chapter XIV p. 366
      • (A) Raised Beaches p. 366
      • (B.) The Loess Formation p. 367
      • Extent p. 369
    • Chapter XV. — The Great Glacier Formation
      • General Considerations p. 371
      • Extent and Characteristics of the Glaciers,—Easterk Slopes of the Southern Alps p. 384
      • The Waitaki Glacier
      • The Rakaia Glacier p. 386
      • The Rangitata Glacier p. 390
      • The Waimakariri Glacier p. 391
      • The Clutha Glacier p. 392
      • (B) Western Slopes of Southern Alps
      • (C) The Formation of the Canterbury Plains p. 396
    • Chapter XVI. — The Quaternary and Recent Periods. *
      • (A) First Appearance of Man in this Island p. 407
      • (B) The Dinornithidæ or Moa p. 431
      • (C) Occurrence of Moa-Bones and time of Extinction of the Dinornithidæ p. 437
      • (D) Glenmark p. 442
    • Chapter XVIII
      • Economic Geology p. 450
      • Coal
      • Oamaru Formation p. 456
      • Pareora Formation p. 460
      • Building Stones p. 462
      • Limestones p. 463
      • Clays p. 464
      • Sands p. 465
      • Ores
      • Gold p. 466
      • Copper p. 467
      • Iron and Manganese
      • Other Ores p. 468
      • Water Supply
    • Chapter XIX. — Altitudes. — General.All other altitudes have been calculated by me from barometrical observations. Datum line—High-water mark p. 474
• Reference to sections 2 to 9

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