Distribution, microphysical properties, and tectonic controls of deformation bands in the Miocene subduction wedge (Whakataki Formation) of the Hikurangi subduction zone

<p>We analyse deformation bands related to horizontal contraction with an intermittent period of horizontal extension in Miocene turbidites of the Whakataki Formation south of Castlepoint, Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand. In the Whakataki Formation, three sets of cataclastic deformation b...

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Main Authors: K. E. Elphick, C. R. Sloss, K. Regenauer-Lieb, C. E. Schrank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:https://se.copernicus.org/articles/12/141/2021/se-12-141-2021.pdf