Large tectonic movement of the Japan Arc in late Cenozoic times inferred from paleomagnetism: Review and synthesis

Island Arc

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-249

  Otofuji, Yo Ichiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

'Double door' opening mode; Back arc opening; Differential rotation; East Asia; Japan Arc; Northward movement; Paleomagnetism; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; BLOCK ROTATION; NEOGENE; PALAEOMAGNETISM; RIFTING;

EID: 0030502968     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.1996.tb00029.x     Document Type: Review

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