Landward- and seaward-directed thrusting accompanying the onset of subduction beneath New Zealand

Research Article| March 01, 1991 Landward- and seaward-directed thrusting accompanying the onset of subduction beneath New Zealand Geoff Rait; Geoff Rait 1Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Frank Chanier; Frank Chanier 2Géologie Dynamique S.N. 5, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David W. Waters David W. Waters 1Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Geoff Rait 1Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand Frank Chanier 2Géologie Dynamique S.N. 5, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France David W. Waters 1Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1991) 19 (3): 230–233. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0230:LASDTA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Geoff Rait, Frank Chanier, David W. Waters; Landward- and seaward-directed thrusting accompanying the onset of subduction beneath New Zealand. Geology 1991;; 19 (3): 230–233. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<0230:LASDTA>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract A short (∼5 m.y.) episode of deformation accompanied the onset of the present phase of subduction beneath northern and eastern New Zealand in the earliest Miocene. At many places along the continental margin, the structures produced were dominated by subhorizontal thrust sheets with tens of kilometres of displacement. Thrusting was directed both landward (with or without involvement of the upper part of the downgoing plate) and seaward. The structures are different in style from those typical of active trench slopes, which are predominantly seaward-directed imbricate thrusts and associated folds. The structures show that delamination of the downgoing plate occurred at some places and suggest that a high degree of coupling between upper and lower plates occurred at others. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.