Low-grade metamorphism of the Mikabu and northern Chichibu belts in central Shikoku, SW Japan: Implications for the areal extent of the Sanbagawa low-grade metamorphism

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-116

  Suzuki, S ^a,b   Ishizuka, H ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Institute of Polar Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chichibu belt; Mikabu belt; Sanbagawa low grade metamorphism; SW Japan

Indexed keywords

LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

JAPAN, SHIKOKU;

EID: 0031953735     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1998.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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