An oblique subduction and transform faulting model for the evolution of the Broken River Province, northern Tasman Orogenic Zone

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 237-249

  Henderson, R A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basement thrust; Broken River Province; Forearc basin; Oblique slip subduction; Pull apart molasse basin; Strike slip fault; Subduction complex; Tasman Orogenic Zone; Transform fault

Indexed keywords

81; BASEMENT THRUST; BROKEN RIVER PROVINCE; FOREARC BASIN; OBLIQUE SLIP SUBDUCTION; PULL APART MOLASSE BASIN; STRIKE SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION COMPLEX; TASMAN OROGENIC ZONE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

EID: 0023506682     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120098708729407     Document Type: Article

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