Abstract
A synthesis of geological, geomorphological, and petrological data was made to reconstruct the tectonic evolution of the collision zone between the Honshu and Izu-Bonin Arcs during the middle to late Miocene time. The collision zone is composed of four allochthonous terranes, which are overlaid by syn-collisional trough-filling deposits. The four terranes, Izu, Tanzawa, Misaka, and Koma Terranes, were originated in the Izu-Bonin volcanic arc and have in turn collided with and accreted into the Honshu Arc at about 1, 5-3, 11, and 15 Ma, respectively. The geomorphology of the northern part of the Izu-Bonin Arc is characterized by two N-S trending ridges, Shichito-Iwojima and Nishi-Shichito Ridges, and Nishinoshima Trough between the two ridges. We interpret the Nishi-Shichito Ridge as a remnant volcanic arc of early Miocene age. The Nishi-Shichito Ridge was left by backarc rifting, which occurred between the Nishi-Shichito and Shichito-Iwojima Ridges during 15-10 Ma. The backarc rifting resulted in the increase of downdip angle of the Pacific plate slab and the eastward migration of the Izu-Bonin volcanic front. The rifting also generated along-arc compressional strain, which caused the intraarc deformation of the Shichito-Iwojima Ridge at about 10 Ma. This interpretation well explains the geologic history of each allochthonous terrane in the collision zone between the Honshu and Izu-Bonin Arcs as well as the present distribution of the allochthonous terranes.
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