Clockwise rotation of SW Japan and timing of Izanagi–Pacific ridge subduction revealed by arc migration

Abstract 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 suggesting corresponding translation of a heat source traditionally interpreted in terms of oblique subduction of a s...

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Main Authors: Ken Yamaoka, Simon R. Wallis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-10-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-023-00594-8