Evolution of the southern termination of the taupo rift, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-37

  Villamor, P ^a   Berryman, K R ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Displacement rate; Earthquakes; Extension; Fault propagation; Normal fault; Rift evolution; Slip rate; Taupo Fault Belt; Taupo Rift; Taupo Volcanic Zone

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; PALEOSEISMICITY; PLIOCENE; QUATERNARY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE; WANGANUI BASIN;

EID: 33646065188     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2006.9515145     Document Type: Article

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