Seismogenic, Electrically Conductive, and Fluid Zones at Continental Plate Boundaries in New Zealand, Himalaya, and California, USA

A Continental Plate Boundary: Tectonics at South Island, New Zealand

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 347-369

  Jiracek, George R ^a   Gonzalez, Victor M ^a   Grant Caldwell, T ^b   Wannamaker, Philip E ^c   Kilb, Debi ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental margins New Zealand South Island; Plate tectonics New Zealand South Island

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FLUIDIZATION; FRACTURING FLUIDS; POROSITY; SHEAR FLOW; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; INTERCONNECTED NETWORK; LOCALIZED DEFORMATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEISMOGENIC ZONES;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 84952700747     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/175GM18     Document Type: Chapter

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