Tectonic evolution of the active Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand, since the Oligocene

Tectonics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Nicol, Andrew ^a   Mazengarb, Colin ^b   Chanier, Frank ^c   Rait, Geoff ^d   Uruski, Chris ^a   Wallace, Laura ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b Mineral Resources Tasmania   (Australia)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Talisman Energy Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; OLIGOCENE; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC ROTATION; THRUST;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 36248989663     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006TC002090     Document Type: Article

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