Tectonic evolution of low-grade metamorphosed rocks of the Cretaceous Shimanto accretionary complex, Central Japan

Tectonophysics

Volumn 485, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 52-61

  Hara, Hidetoshi ^a   Kurihara, Toshiyuki ^b  

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

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Illite crystallinity; Illite K Ar dating; Kula Pacific ridge; Low grade metamorphism; Shimanto Belt

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX; CRYSTALLINITIES; K-AR DATING; KULA-PACIFIC RIDGE; LATE CRETACEOUS; LOW-GRADE METAMORPHISM; METAMORPHIC EVOLUTION; PACIFIC PLATES; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TURONIAN;

ARGON; CLAY MINERALS; LANDFORMS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CRETACEOUS; CRYSTALLINITY; EOCENE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; ILLITE; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; PACIFIC PLATE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; RADIOLARIA; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UPLIFT;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO MOUNTAINS; SHIMANTO BELT;

EID: 77950524024     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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