The oroclinal bend in the South Island, New Zealand

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-38

  Mortimer, N ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australian plate; New zealand; Orocline; Pacific plate; Tectonics; Terranes

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; TECTONICS;

BASEMENT STRUCTURES; COMPOSITE FEATURES; NEW ZEALAND; OROCLINE; PACIFIC PLATES; PALEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION; SOUTH ISLAND , NEW ZEALAND; TERRANES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

AUSTRALIAN PLATE; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE TECTONICS; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TERRANE;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84901260484     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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