Distribution and mechanism of Neogene to present-day vertical axis rotations, Pacific-Australian plate boundary zone, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B9, 1997, Pages 20447-20468

  Little, Timothy A ^a   Roberts, Andrew P ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEOGENE; PLATE BOUNDARIES; PLATE BOUNDARY; QUATERNARY; ROTATION; TECTONIC ROTATION; TECTONICS;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0031413091     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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