Tectonic significance of ductile deformation in low-grade sandstones in the mesozoic Otago subduction wedge, New Zealand

American Journal of Science

Volumn 311, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-62

  Rahl, Jeffrey M ^a   Brandon, Mark T ^b   Deckert, Hagen ^c   Ring, Uwe ^d   Mortimer, Nick ^e  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Otago schist; Solution masstransfer; Strain analysis; Subduction wedge

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; MASS TRANSFER; MESOZOIC; SANDSTONE; SCHIST; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 78650274142     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/01.2011.02     Document Type: Article

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