Crustal reflections from the Alpine Fault Zone, South Island, New Zealand
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- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 38 (4) , 601-604
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1995.9514689
Abstract
Initial results from a seismic experiment in the central South Island, New Zealand, have imaged a 40 ± 5° southeast‐dipping zone at a depth of c. 22 km beneath the Mt Cook village. It is speculated that this reflector represents the down‐dip extension of the Alpine Fault Zone.Keywords
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