Ostler Fault: simple fault scarp (1st of 2)
Ostler Fault: simple fault scarp (1st of 2)
In this section of the Ostler Fault, in south Canterbury, the fault trace is a simple, linear feature, offsetting river channels on an old flood plain. The zone of deformation near the fault is only a few metres.
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GNS Science
Reference: CN06435/23
Photograph by Lloyd Homer
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