Basement geology and tectonic development of the greater New Zealand region: An interpretation from regional magnetic data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 308, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-362

  Sutherland, Rupert ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Australia; Backarc; Basement; Cenozoic; Continental crust; Gondwanaland; Magnetic; Mesozoic; New Zealand; Ocean crust; Palaeozoic; Subduction; Terranes

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; ISLAND ARC; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032736551     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00108-0     Document Type: Article

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