How do lineations reflect the strain history of transpressive shear zones? The example of the active Alpine Fault zone, New Zealand

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 187-198

  Toy, V G ^a   Norris, R J ^a   Prior, D J ^a   Walrond, M ^a   Cooper, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

High strain; Model; Strain partitioning; Transpression; Triclinic shear zone

Indexed keywords

HIGH STRAINS; LINEAR FEATURE; MACROSCOPIC OBJECTS; PLATE KINEMATICS; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRETCHING DIRECTION; TRANSPRESSION;

GEOLOGY; MODELS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

SHEAR STRAIN;

ACTIVE FAULT; EXHUMATION; FAULT PLANE; FAULT ZONE; HANGING WALL; LINEATION; MYLONITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROFABRIC; PLATE TECTONICS; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN PARTITIONING; TRANSPRESSION;

ALPINE FAULT ZONE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84876342738     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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