Deep structure of a major subduction back thrust: Magneto-telluric investigations of the Taranaki Fault, New Zealand

Tectonophysics

Volumn 463, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 77-85

  Stagpoole, V M ^a   Bennie, S L ^a   Bibby, H M ^a   Dravitzki, S ^b   Ingham, M R ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Magnetotelluric survey; MT phase tensor; Resistivity; Taranaki Fault; Terrane; Thrust fault

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BASEMENT ROCK; BOUNDARY CONDITION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; PERMIAN; PHASE VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE; THRUST;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TARANAKI;

EID: 57649129646     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.09.035     Document Type: Article

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