New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon

The New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon (StratLex) is one of the “Nationally Significant” collections and databases recognised by the New Zealand government. It is a comprehensive database of formally named rock units from New Zealand and its offshore islands (including the Kermadec, Chatham and Subantarctic Island groups, but excluding the Ross Dependency, Antarctica). It includes biostratigraphic, chronostratigraphic, tectonostratigraphic, and miscellaneous informal names as well as conventional lithostratigraphic units. The database includes names of rock units with synonyms, hierarchical position, locality, geological age, and bibliography of significant articles.


Access is available online from the GNS Science web site.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.21420/ENDG-H453?x=y


Cite as:

GNS Science. (1996). New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon. GNS Science. https://doi.org/10.21420/ENDG-H453?x=y

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Date (Creation)
1987-01-01
Status
On going
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

GNS Science

 		Custodian

Liz Kennedy

l.kennedy@gns.cri.nz

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
Irregular
Keywords

  • stratigraphy

  • lithostratigraphy

  • chronostratigraphy

  • biostratigraphy

  • tectonostratigraphy

  • rock units

  • geologic age

  • bibliography

  • New Zealand

  • Subantartic Islands

  • Antipodes Islands

  • Auckland Islands

  • Bounty Island

  • Campbell Island

  • Chatham Islands

  • Great Barrier Island

  • Kermadec Islands

  • Stewart Island

  • Three Kings Islands

  • Cenozoic

  • Mesozoic

  • Paleozoic

  • Precambrian
Classification
Unclassified
Language
English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
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Begin date
1800-01-01
Supplemental Information

Publications/References


Adkin, G.L. 1954: Bibliographic index of New Zealand stratigraphic names to 31 December, 1950. New Zealand Geological Survey Memoir 9.


Fleming, C.A. (ed.) 1959: Lexique stratigraphique international. Vol. VI, Oceanie, Fascicule 4, New Zealand. Paris, CNRS, 527 p.


Hedberg, H.D. (ed.) 1976: International stratigraphic guide. A guide to stratigraphic classification, terminology and procedure. (International Subcommittee on Stratigraphic Classification, IUGS Commission on Stratigraphy). New York, John Wiley & Sons, 200 p.


Hornibrook, N.de B., et al. 1965: Report of the subcommittee to investigate the desirability of a New Zealand stratigraphic code. Geological Society of New Zealand newsletter 18: 1-27.


McGregor, E. 1987: Bibliographic index of New Zealand stratigraphic names to 31 December 1986. New Zealand Geological Survey bulletin 102, 258 + 15 + 11 p.


Murphy, M.; Salvador, A. 1999: International Stratigraphic Guide, an abridged edition. Episodes 22: 255-271.


Nathan, S. 2002: [Meetings and conferences ] Joint GSNZ/GNS databases. 1. Stratigraphic Lexicon. Geological Society of New Zealand newsletter 129: 60-61.


Raine, J.I.; Keyes, I.W. 1996: New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon Online. Geological Society of New Zealand newsletter 10: 30-32.


Salvador, A. (ed.) 1994: International Stratigraphic Guide second edition. A guide to stratigraphic classification, terminology and procedure. Trondheim (Norway), International Union of Geological Sciences and The Geological Society of America, 214 p.


Also see: Letters to the editor. Geological Society of New Zealand newsletter 123: 31-35 (2000).
Distribution format
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OnLine resource
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 		http://data.gns.cri.nz/stratlex/

New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon
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Statement

Catalogues of stratigraphic names used in New Zealand have been compiled by various authors, in various formats (e.g. Adkin 1954, Fleming 1959, McGregor 1987, Raine & Keyes 1996). The present online version is continually updated as new literature is produced and comes to hand. At any time, entries are normally current to the previous year, or better. Please advise the StratLex Point of Contact if you encounter any omissions.


Data quality is controlled by requiring key populated fields to meet specific criteria before new data are entered or existing data updated. Completeness is ensured by making key fields mandatory. Consistency is addressed, wherever possible, using controlled lists (e.g., for parent and child records). However, it is incumbent upon those entering and/or updating and those using data to ensure the accuracy of data with respect to the original sources, as far as reasonably possible. Data checking is limited by available resources; errors are corrected when identified, and a few simple data auditing activities have been undertaken on an ad hoc basis, but we lack the resources to search for errors systematically. New data being added to Stratlex is derived exclusively from publications, most of which are peer-reviewed.

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Dataset
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Dataset
Date stamp
2024-06-26T03:31:33.558343Z
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version

1.0
Metadata author
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GNS Science

datamanagement@gns.cri.nz

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