Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the New Zealand plate-boundary zone: A paleomagnetic perspective

Tectonophysics

Volumn 509, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 135-164

  Lamb, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cenozoic tectonic evolution; Hikurangi margin; New zealand plate boundary zone; Paleomagnetism; Subduction; Tectonic rotations

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC TECTONICS; HIKURANGI MARGIN; NEW ZEALAND; PALEOMAGNETISM; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC ROTATIONS;

DEFORMATION; GEOMAGNETISM; LITHOLOGY; ROTATION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

TECTONICS;

AUSTRALIAN PLATE; CENOZOIC; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; PACIFIC PLATE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE BOUNDARY; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC ROTATION;

HIKURANGI MARGIN; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 80051675144     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.06.005     Document Type: Review

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