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Pseudotachylyte-generating faults in Central Otago, New Zealand

Date

Authors

Barker, Shaun

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

In Central Otago, New Zealand, a series of subparallel, NNE-SSW trending, gently dipping (10-30° E) brittle faults are hosted in quartzofeldspathic schist. These faults contain numerous (n>100) pseudotachylyte veins. Pseudotachylyte fault veins are trace

Keywords

Keywords: earthquake mechanism; fault; fault slip; pseudotachylite; schist; tectonophysics; Australasia; Eastern Hemisphere; New Zealand; Otago; South Island; World Earthquakes; Faulting; Frictional shear resistance; Pseudotachylyte; Stress drop

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82597

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Tectonophysics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.tecto.2004.12.005

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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