Relationships between kinematic indicators and strain during syn-deformational exhumation of an oblique slip, transpressive, plate boundary shear zone: The Alpine Fault, New Zealand

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 333-334, Issue , 2012, Pages 282-292

  Toy, Virginia G ^a   Prior, David J ^a   Norris, Richard J ^a   Cooper, Alan F ^a   Walrond, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Inherited; Polyphase; Shear sense; Strain axes; Tectonite fabrics

Indexed keywords

ALPINE FAULTS; ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; FREE SURFACES; HOMOGENISATION; INHERITED; KINEMATIC INDICATORS; KINEMATIC INFORMATION; MYLONITES; MYLONITIC DEFORMATION; NEW ZEALAND; PLATE BOUNDARIES; PLATE MOTIONS; POLYPHASE; SHEAR SENSE; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP ZONES; STRETCHING DIRECTION;

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; MICA; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); QUARTZ;

FAULTING;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTRUSION; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; KINEMATICS; LINEATION; MYLONITE; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; SHEAR STRAIN; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP RATE; STRAIN RATE; TRANSPRESSION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84861335469     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.04.037     Document Type: Article

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