Geological interpretation of a deep seismic reflection profile across the Eastern Province and Median Batholith, New Zealand: Crustal architecture of an extended Phanerozoic convergent orogen

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 349-363

  Mortimer, N ^a   Davey, F J ^a   Melhuish, A ^a,c   Yu, J ^a   Godfrey, N J ^b,d  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Veritas DGC Ltd   (Oman)

^d Landmark EAME   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Eastern Province terranes; Median Batholith; Mesozoic; Moho; New Zealand; Paleozoic; Reflection seismology; SESI profile; South Island; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MESOZOIC; MOHO; PALEOZOIC; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0036753917     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2002.9514978     Document Type: Article

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