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Ostler Fault, Mackenzie Basin

Foreground of image shows the Ostler Fault, Mackenzie Basin, NZ

In the foreground of this image is one example of a fault line that runs through New Zealand. This particular fault line is found in the Mackenzie Basin and is called the Ostler Fault.

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Rights: GNS Science Limited, Lloyd Homer
Published: 21 July 2007Size: 585.9 KB
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