Northland allochthon: An alternative hypothesis of origin

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-382

  Bradshaw, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accretion; Miocene; Northland Allochthon; Oligocene; Plate tectonics; Structure

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ALLOCHTHON; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 8144224387     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2004.9515063     Document Type: Article

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