Tectonostratigraphy of the sedimentary complex in the southern part of the Ashio Terrane, central Japan

Science Reports of the University of Tsukuba, Institute of Geoscience, Section B: Geological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue , 1996, Pages 71-107

  Kamata, Yoshihito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accretionary complex; Ashio Terrane; Original stratigraphy; Radiolarian biostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; JURASSIC; PERMIAN; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

JAPAN, HONSHU, ASHIO MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030460633     PISSN: 03886182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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