Rapid evolution of the Eocene accretionary complex (Hyuga Group) of the Shimanto terrane in southeastern Kyushu, southwestern Japan

Island Arc

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 242-260

  Saito, Makoto ^a  

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

Author keywords

Accretionary complex; Eocene; Pacific Plate; Radiolaria; Rotation; Shimanto

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; DECOLLEMENT; DEPOSITION; EOCENE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PACIFIC PLATE; PALEOCENE; SILTSTONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KYUSHU; SHIMANTO BELT;

EID: 43049106482     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2008.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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