Zetland Diorite, Karamea Batholith, west Nelson: field relationships, geochemistry and geochronology demonstrate links to the Carboniferous Tobin Suite

• Published in: New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 83 - 99
• Main Authors: Turnbull, RE, Tulloch, AJ, Ramezani, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Buller Terrane; granite; Karamea Batholith; magma mingling; Takaka Terrane; U-Pb dating; Western Province; Zetland Diorite; zircon; PSE, New Zealand; PSE, New Zealand, South I., Nelson; ISEW, Papua New Guinea, Western Prov; New Zealand, South I., Takaka Terrane

Field observations, petrography, geochemistry and U-Pb geochronology of the I-type Zetland Diorite from New Zealand's Western Province reveal a Carboniferous age of emplacement and chemical affinity with the Tobin dioritic suite. New U-Pb zircon dating by isotope-dilution thermal-ionisation mas...