Miocene clockwise rotation of southwest Japan and formation of curvature of the Median Tectonic Line: Paleomagnetic implications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B6, 1999, Pages 12895-12907

  Otofuji, Yo Ichiro ^a   Enami, Ryo ^a   Yokoyama, Masahiko ^a   Kamiya, Kazumasa ^a   Kuma, Saori ^a   Saito, Hiromi ^a   Matsuda, Takaaki ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC ROTATION;

JAPAN;

EID: 17144383241     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900086     Document Type: Article

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