Evolution of the Komiji syncline in the North Fossa Magna, central Japan: Paleomagnetic and K-Ar age insights

Island Arc

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 310-323

  Niitsuma, Sachiko ^a   Niitsuma, Nobuaki ^b   Saito, Kazuo ^c  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fold test; K Ar dating; Komiji Syncline; North Fossa Magna; Paleomagnetic measurement; Philippine Sea Plate; Tanzawa Block

Indexed keywords

FOLDING; NEOGENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

JAPAN;

EID: 0141905793     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1738.2003.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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