Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the Cretaceous Shimanto accretionary complex, central Japan: Constraints from a fluid inclusion analysis of syn-tectonic veins

Island Arc

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-68

  Hara, Hidetoshi ^a   Hisada, Ken Ichiro ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accretionary complex; Fluid circulation; Kanto Mountains; Microthermometry; Otaki Group; P T d path; Quartz vein; Slaty cleavage

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CRETACEOUS; CRYSTALLINITY; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; P-T-T PATH; PRESSURE EFFECT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO MOUNTAINS;

EID: 33847071207     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2007.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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