Geochronological and petrological investigations of Miocene felsic igneous rocks in the Amakusa Islands, southwest Japan: Possible extension of the Setouchi Volcanic Belt
Hironao Shinjoe,
Yuji Orihashi,
Mana Akasaka
et al.
Abstract:The opening of the Japan Sea led to the separation of southwest Japan from the Eurasian continent. Subsequent to this event, a diverse range of igneous activities occurred in southwest Japan. On the back‐arc side of the region, igneous activity commenced at approximately 22 Ma and persisted for an extended period. In the trench‐proximal region of southwest Japan, magmatism initiated around 15.6 Ma, immediately following the cessation of the Japan Sea opening, in correlation with the subduction of the Philippin… Show more
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