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Collision at the Hikurangi Trough, New Zealand John Louie Geol 333 Spring 2001

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Ocean-Continent Collisionat the Hikurangi Trough,

New Zealand

Ocean-Continent Collisionat the Hikurangi Trough,

New Zealand

John Louie

Geol 333

Spring 2001

Purpose

• Provide a Focused Example of Oceanic-Plate Influence on Structure and Earthquakes

• Topographic and bathymetric images derived from Eartha Global Explorer, Copyright 1998 by DeLorme Inc., Yarmouth, Maine. www.delorme.com

• New Zealand example from work by Louie, Henrys, and Bannister of UNR and the Crown Institute for Geological and Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand. www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/weber/

Topics

• Chatham Rise and Hikurangi Plateaus

• East Cape – Raukumara Peninsula

• Hikurangi Trough Shallow Subduction

• Duplex Thrusting Structure

• Subduction Interface Properties

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Tonga-Kermadec Subduction

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Australia–Pacific Plate Boundary

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Pacific–Antarctic Plate Boundary

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Puysegur Subduction - Eastward

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Chatham Rise Oceanic Plateau

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Hikurangi Oceanic Plateau

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Raukumara Peninsula

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Raukumara Peninsula

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Raukumara Peninsula

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Raukumara Peninsula

New Zealand and the Hikurangi

Trough

• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Hikurangi Trough

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Hikurangi Trough

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Hikurangi Trough

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Hikurangi Trough

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Hikurangi Subduction Wedge

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Hikurangi Subduction Wedge

New Zealand and the Hikurangi

Trough

• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi

Trough

• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Fluid-Reservoir Reflectivity

New Zealand and the Hikurangi Trough• Fluid-Reservoir Reflectivity

New Zealand and the Hikurangi

Trough

• Weber Subduction Interface

New Zealand and the

Hikurangi Trough

• Weber Subduction Interface

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New Zealand and the

Hikurangi Trough

• Weber Subduction Interface