The evolution of an exposed mid-lower crustal attachment zone in Fiordland, New Zealand

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 227, Issue , 2004, Pages 197-229

  Klepeis, Keith A ^a   Clarke, Geoffrey L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; COUPLING; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PLATE BOUNDARY;

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

EID: 5544249225     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.227.01.11     Document Type: Article

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