The structure and kinematics of an imbricate stack of oceanic rocks in the Jurassic accretionary complex of Central Japan: an oblique subduction model

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1670-1684

  Niwa, Masakazu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accretionary complex; Central Japan; Imbricate structure; Kinematic analysis; Oceanic rocks; Transpression

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX; IMBRICATE STRUCTURE; OCEANIC ROCKS; TRANSPRESSION;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; KINEMATICS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; GRAIN SIZE; IMBRICATION; KINEMATICS; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRENCH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33748477066     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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