Constraints on the thermal and tectonic evolution of Greymouth coalfield

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 447-467

  Kamp, Peter J J ^a   Whitehouse, Ian W S ^a   Newman, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Newman Energy Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fission track; Foreland; Greymouth Coalfield; Inversion; Thermochronology; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

COAL; FISSION TRACK DATING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

GREYMOUTH COALFIELD; NEW ZEALAND; WESTLAND;

EID: 0033380521     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1999.9514855     Document Type: Article

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