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Faulting Systems of Motupore Island by Brian Matu Pessie is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1) Motupore Island is part of an island chain in southeastern Papua New Guinea. Structures on the island, including thrust fault blocks and folded sedimentary beds, align with regional tectonic patterns. 2) Field work on Motupore Island identified various faulting systems, including thrust faults and one horizontal fault. The faults generally strike north-south and dip eastward. 3) The structures on Motupore Island are consistent with compression and folding due to obduction of the Pacific plate and move
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- Brian Matu Pessie
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- EN