Deformation process and kinematics of mélange in the Early Cretaceous accretionary complex of the Mino-Tamba Belt, eastern southwest Japan

Tectonics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Fukui, Akiko ^a   Kano, Ken Ichi ^b  

^a Geo Search Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; FOLD; KINEMATICS; MELANGE; MUDSTONE; SANDSTONE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC PLATE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TILT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; MINO BELT; TAMBA BELT;

EID: 34447103470     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006TC001945     Document Type: Article

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