Seismic stratigraphy and structural history of the Reinga Basin and its margins, southern Norfolk Ridge system

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 425-451

  Herzer, R H ^a   Chaproniere, G C H ^b   Edwards, A R ^c   Hollis, C J ^a   Pelletier, B ^d   Raine, J I ^a   Scott, G H ^a   Stagpoole, V ^a   Strong, C P ^a   Symonds, P ^b   Wilson, G J ^a   Zhu, H ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c Stratigraphic Solutions Ltd   (New Zealand)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Gravity; Land bridges; New Zealand; Norfolk Ridge; Petroleum potential; Reinga Basin; Seismic stratigraphy; Tectonism

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

PACIFIC, NORFOLK RIDGE; PACIFIC, REINGA BASIN;

EID: 0031407165     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1997.9514774     Document Type: Article

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