Double ridge subduction recorded in the Shimanto accretionary complex, Japan, and plate reconstruction

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Research Article| October 01, 1992 Double ridge subduction recorded in the Shimanto accretionary complex, Japan, and plate reconstruction Soichi Osozawa Soichi Osozawa 1Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Soichi Osozawa 1Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1992) 20 (10): 939–942. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0939:DRSRIT>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Soichi Osozawa; Double ridge subduction recorded in the Shimanto accretionary complex, Japan, and plate reconstruction. Geology 1992;; 20 (10): 939–942. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0939:DRSRIT>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Combining a quantitative model relating ridge subduction and radiolarian biostratigraphical data from the Shimanto belt including accreted midocean ridge basalt, the plate configuration for the western North Pacific since 83 Ma can be reconstructed. The Kula-North New Guinea and North New Guinea-Pacific ridges passed along the Japan are. Assuming a constant plate motion, the half-spreading rates, angles at which ridges entered the trench, convergent rates and angles, and migration rates of triple junctions can be calculated. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.