Structure and late cenozoic tectonics of the southern two thumb range, mid canterbury, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-153

  Upton, Phædra ^a,b   Craw, Dave ^a   James, Zoe ^a   Koons, Peter O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Faults; Forest Creek Faults; Fox Peak Faults; Geomorphology; Southern Alps; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; FAULT GEOMETRY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SLIP RATE; TECTONICS;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 2442691302     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2004.9515043     Document Type: Article

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