Continental Extensional Tectonics - The Paparoa Metamorphic Core Complex of Westland, New Zealand
Cretaceous continental extension was accommodated by the development of the Paparoa Metamorphic Core Complex, resulting in the separation of New Zealand from Gondwana. High grade (Lower Plate) and low grade (Upper Plate) rocks are separated by the Ohika and Pike Detachment Faults. The two detachment...
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University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1425 |