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Underlying failure mechanism and spatial extent of the Omoto Slip, Greymouth, New Zealand
Abstract The underlying failure mechanism at the Omoto Slip is translational soil creep of the 5-30 m thick colluvium cover over the Kaiata Mudstone bedrock erosional surface that extends across the entire Omoto slope area. This is driven by major evacuative failures at the toe…