Filamentous microbial fossil from low-grade metamorphosed basalt in northern Chichibu belt, central Shikoku, Japan

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-93

  Sakakibara, M ^a   Sugawara, H ^a   Tsuji, T ^a,b   Ikehara, M ^c  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kagawa Prefecture 760 8573   (Japan)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central Shikoku; Early Jurassic accretionary complex; Filamentous microbial fossil; Keywords; Low grade metamorphosed basalt; Northern Chichibu Belt; Phengite; Pumpellyite

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS; QUARTZ;

ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX; CENTRAL SHIKOKU; FILAMENTOUS MICROBIAL FOSSIL; KEYWORDS; PHENGITE; PUMPELLYITE;

BASALT;

EID: 84899951109     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2013.05.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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