Paleozoic ophiolites and blueschists in Japan and Russian Primorye in the tectonic framework of East Asia: A synthesis

Island Arc

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-206

  Ishiwatari, Akira ^a   Tsujimori, Tatsuki ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan Sea; Khanka terrane; Korea; Sikhote Alin; Sulu Dabie suture; Yaeyama promontory

Indexed keywords

BLUESCHIST; ISLAND ARC; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OPHIOLITE; PALEOZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 0037593227     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1738.2003.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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