Hutton, C.O. 1940 Metamorphism in the Lake Wakatipu region, western Otago, New Zealand. Wellington: Government Printer. Geological memoirs / New Zealand Geological Survey 5. 90 p.
Abstract: The region to be described comprises approximately 1,000 square miles of mountainous country, situated towards the west of the Province of Otago. Within the area lies Lake Wakatipu, a long narrow body of water covering 112 square miles, on the shore of which is situated Queenstown. The region is dissected deeply by ten great rivers – the Caples, Greenstone, Oreti, Mararoa, Von, Lochy, Shotover, Cardrona, Arrow, Motatapu and Kawarau. Several important mountain systems occupy this area, and the most extensive are the Hector, Remarkable, Eyre, Humboldt, and Thomson Mountains, and the Richardson, Harris, Macandrew, Livingstone and Crown Ranges. The higher peaks bear permanent ice and snow. In most parts of the area the slopes of the mountains are covered by golden tussock, snow-grass, and native turf up to approximately the 5,000 ft contour, while many of the deep valleys are densely wooded with New Zealand beech (Nothofagus ). In general the country is difficult of access, mountain ridges, passes, and river-beds being the only routes for travel. The work of geological mapping and specimen collecting occupied some sixteen months, during the summer and autumn of the years 1931-1935. An investigation of the palaeontology, stratigraphy, tectonics, petrology and physiography has been made. (auth/DG)
