Structure of the blue lake fault zone, otago schist, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 311-328

  Henne, A ^a   Craw, D ^a   MacKenzie, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Broken formation; Gouge; Manuherikia; Normal fault; Otago Schist; Stromatolite; Structure; Torlesse

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; FAULT ZONE; GRAYWACKE; NORMAL FAULT; REVERSE FAULT; SCHIST; STROMATOLITE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TURBIDITE;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 80053285266     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2011.577080     Document Type: Article

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