New insight into a subduction-related orogen: A reappraisal of the geotectonic framework and evolution of the Japanese Islands
Y Isozaki, K Aoki, T Nakama, S Yanai - Gondwana Research, 2010 - Elsevier
The geotectonic framework and the evolutionary history of the Japanese Islands need
revision in accordance with the various geophysical/geological evidence gathered by new …
revision in accordance with the various geophysical/geological evidence gathered by new …
Recognition of the Shimanto HP metamorphic belt within the traditional Sanbagawa HP metamorphic belt: New perspectives of the Cretaceous–Paleogene tectonics …
K Aoki, S Maruyama, Y Isozaki, S Otoh… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2011 - Elsevier
The Sanbagawa metamorphic belt in SW Japan has been traditionally referred as a typical
subduction-related high-pressure (HP) metamorphic belt. This belt extends E–W direction for …
subduction-related high-pressure (HP) metamorphic belt. This belt extends E–W direction for …
Evolution of the Sanbagawa and Shimanto high-pressure belts in SW Japan: Insights from K–Ar (Ar–Ar) geochronology
T Itaya, T Tsujimori, JG Liou - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
The Sanbagawa belt sensu lato in Japan is one of the world's classical high-pressure (HP)
metamorphic belts and has long been considered to be a coherent HP belt of the …
metamorphic belts and has long been considered to be a coherent HP belt of the …
The Fuchuan ophiolite in Jiangnan Orogen: geochemistry, zircon U–Pb geochronology, Hf isotope and implications for the Neoproterozoic assembly of South China
The Fuchuan ophiolite occurs along the easternmost domain of the Jiangnan Orogen,
considered as the suture between Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks in South China. Here we …
considered as the suture between Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks in South China. Here we …
Clockwise rotation of SW Japan and timing of Izanagi–Pacific ridge subduction revealed by arc migration
Igneous rocks associated with the Cretaceous to Paleogene volcanic arc in SW Japan show
ages that young from west to east in a direction parallel to the Median Tectonic Line …
ages that young from west to east in a direction parallel to the Median Tectonic Line …
Linking Pacific plate motions to metamorphism and magmatism in Japan during Cretaceous to Paleogene times
Plate reconstructions of oceanic domains are generally based on paleo-magnetic and
seafloor spreading records. However, uncertainties associated with such reconstructions …
seafloor spreading records. However, uncertainties associated with such reconstructions …
Paired metamorphic belts of SW Japan: the geology of the Sanbagawa and Ryoke metamorphic belts and the Median Tectonic Line
SR Wallis, T Okudaira - 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The idea of paired metamorphic belts proposed by Miyashiro (1961, 1973) links the
presence of parallel belts of high and low heat flow along convergent margins with paired …
presence of parallel belts of high and low heat flow along convergent margins with paired …
Detrital zircons from the Tananao metamorphic complex of Taiwan: Implications for sediment provenance and Mesozoic tectonics
Taiwan formed during the Plio-Pleistocene collision of Eurasia with the outboard Luzon arc.
Its pre-Tertiary basement, the Tananao metamorphic complex, consists of the western …
Its pre-Tertiary basement, the Tananao metamorphic complex, consists of the western …
Geochronology of the Sanbagawa belt: younger and faster than before
Recent advances in geochronological studies have helped establish the Sanbagawa belt as
an important site for studying metamorphism related to subduction. Application of several …
an important site for studying metamorphism related to subduction. Application of several …
Metamorphic P–T–time history of the Sanbagawa belt in central Shikoku, Japan and implications for retrograde metamorphism during exhumation
K Aoki, K Kitajima, H Masago, M Nishizawa… - Lithos, 2009 - Elsevier
The peak metamorphic conditions and processes of the Cretaceous Sanbagawa HP
metamorphic belt, central Shikoku, Japan, were examined based on petrological …
metamorphic belt, central Shikoku, Japan, were examined based on petrological …