Island Arcs

Japan and Its Environs

1st Edition - January 1, 1973
Authors: A. Sugimura, S. Uyeda
Language: English
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 6 9 3 - 1

Developments in Geotectonics, 3: Island Arcs: Japan and its Environs focuses on geophysical and geological characteristics of island arcs. The book first reviews the geophysical… Read more

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Developments in Geotectonics, 3: Island Arcs: Japan and its Environs focuses on geophysical and geological characteristics of island arcs. The book first reviews the geophysical and geological features of island arcs, including topography, crust and upper mantle structure, seismicity, direction of principal stresses of earthquakes, crustal deformation and fault systems, and geological structure. The distributions of Cenozoic volcanoes and hot springs, petrology of volcanic rocks, magnetic fields, and anomaly of electrical conductivity are also discussed. The publication also takes a look at the Cenozoic history of the Japanese Islands relative to the formation of island arcs. The Quaternary tectonic movements of Japan are reviewed. The text ponders on the processes under island arcs, such as generation and ascent of primary magma; convection current descending under island arcs; island arc tectonics and oceanic ridge tectonics; and mechanical process inferred from seismic wave radiation. The text is a valuable reference for geologists and readers interested in island arcs.

ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Geophysical and Geological Features of Island Arcs Island Arcs in the World Topography Gravity Crustal and Upper Mantle Structure Seismicity Earthquake Mechanism Surface Faulting Crustal Deformation Geological Structure Volcanoes Basaltic Magmas Hot Springs Heat Flow Geomagnetic Field Electrical Conductivity Paleomagnetism Zonal Arrangements in Other Island Arcs Chapter 2. History of Island Arcs Sequence of Orogenies in Japan Main Orogeny and Hidaka Orogeny Neotectonic Age Late Cenozoic Orogeny and Island Arcs Late Cenozoic History of Japan Miocene Volcanism The Uetu-Fossa Magna Idiogeosyncline The Kitakami-Abukuma Geanticline The Off-Sanriku-Zyoban Geosyncline Three Belts in East Japan West Japan Crossings of Orogenic Belts Some Remarks On Plate Tectonics Neogene Tectonic Maps Quaternary Tectonics in Japan "Plio-Pleistocene Movements" Quaternary Tectonic Maps Three Examples Characterizing the Quaternary Tectonics Duration Period of Quaternary Tectonic Movements and Volcanic Activity Strike-Slip Fault System The Island Arc Trench System and Quaternary Warping Chapter 3. Processes Under Island Arcs Convection Current Descending Under Island Arcs Nature of the Convection Current and Viscosity of the Mantle Descending Flow Or Lithospheric Slab Under Trench-Arc Systems Temperature Field Under Island Arcs Temperature in the Crust and Upper Mantle Temperature Under Island Arcs and Its Implications Thermal Process of Sinking Lithosphere and A Possible Origin of the Sea of Japan Generation and Ascent of Primary Magma Mechanism of Magma Generation: Non-Brittle Earthquakes As A Possible Cause of Melting Phase Relation and Zone Partial Melting Variations Across and Between Island Arcs in Volume of Volcanic Products, Chemistry of Primary Magmas, and Heat Flow Mechanical Process Inferred From Seismic Wave Radiation Stress Field and Possible Anisotropic Nature of the Upper Mantle Sinking Lithosphere and Deep Earthquake Zone The Island-Arc Type Orogeny The Pacific-Type Orogeny Late Mesozoic-Early Cenozoic Paired Belts in Southwest Japan Possible Mechanism of the Pacific-Type Orogeny and The Origin of Marginal Seas Island Arc Tectonics and Oceanic Ridge Tectonics References Index To Authors Cited in Text Subject Index 2