The high P/T Sambagawa extrusional wedge, Japan

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1131-1147

  Osozawa, Soichi ^a   Pavlis, Terry ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinolite; Counter flow; Detachment; Exhumation; High P T; Sambagawa

Indexed keywords

COUNTER-FLOW; EXHUMATION; FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDS; METAMORPHIC INVERSION; METAMORPHIC ZONE;

BRITTLENESS; EROSION; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DETACHMENT FAULT; EXHUMATION; FOLDING; HANGING WALL; METAMORPHISM; NORMAL FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; SAMBAGAWA BELT;

EID: 34250194988     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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