Processes controlling vertical coupling and decoupling between the upper and lower crust of orogens: Results from Fiordland, New Zealand

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 765-791

  Klepeis, Keith A ^a   Clarke, Geoffrey L ^b   Gehrels, George ^c   Vervoort, Jeff ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Magmatism; Orogen; Shear zone; Vertical coupling and decoupling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COOLING; RHEOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

DECOUPLING; VERTICAL COUPLING;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CENOZOIC; MAGMATISM; OROGENY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PLATE BOUNDARY; SHEAR ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

EID: 1342331175     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.08.012     Document Type: Article

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