Structure and deformational history of the inner forearc region, Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-342

  Beanland, Sarah ^a   Melhuish, Anne ^a   Nicol, Andrew ^a   Ravens, Jonathan ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dannevirke; Faults; Folds; Forearc basin; Hawke's Bay; Hikurangi subduction margin; Neogene; Seismic reflection profiles; Structural evolution

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FOREARC BASIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

HIKURANGI MARGIN; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 0032412760     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514814     Document Type: Article

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