Evidence for early Miocene wrench faulting in the Marlborough Fault System, New Zealand: Structural implications

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 233-247

  Audru, Jean Christophe ^a,b   Delteil, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Faulting; Marlborough; New Zealand; Oblique convergence; Sedimentation; South Island; Strike slip; Structural geology; Subduction zone; Wrench fault

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; WRENCH FAULT;

MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0032194689     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0985-3111(99)80012-6     Document Type: Article

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