Olistostromes marking tectonic events, East Coast, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 517-531

  Delteil, J ^a   de Lepinay, B Mercier ^a   Morgans, H E G ^b   Field, B D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Deforming backstop; Melanges; Oblique convergence; Olistostromes

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; FAULTING; MELANGE; OBDUCTION; OLISTOSTROME; SUBDUCTION; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS;

AUSTRALASIA; EAST COAST BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33846370253     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2006.9515185     Document Type: Article

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