Combining geomorphic observations with in situ cosmogenic isotope measurements to study anticline growth and fault propagation in central Otago, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-231

  Bennett, Eleanor ^a   Youngson, John ^b   Jackson, James ^a   Norris, Richard ^b   Raisbeck, Grant ^c   Yiou, Françoise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

Author keywords

10Be; Dating; Drainage evolution; Fault propagation; Neotectonics; Wind gaps

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; DATING METHOD; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NEOTECTONICS; REVERSE FAULT; UPLIFT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 33746502517     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2006.9515161     Document Type: Article

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