Deep fault drilling project-alpine fault, New Zealand

Scientific Drilling

Volumn , Issue 8, 2009, Pages 75-82

  Townend, John ^a   Sutherland, Rupert ^b   Toy, Virginia ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77954475725     PISSN: 18168957     EISSN: 18163459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/sd-8-75-2009     Document Type: Article

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