Interaction of strong lower and weak middle crust during lithospheric extension in western New Zealand

Tectonics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Klepeis, Keith A ^a   King, Daniel ^a   De Paoli, Mathew ^b   Clarke, Geoffrey L ^b   Gehrels, Georges ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; MAGMATISM; SHEAR ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; FIORDLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

EID: 36249012613     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006TC002003     Document Type: Article

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