Photographic Atlas of an Accretionary Prism : Geologic Structures of the Shimanto Belt, Japan

Based on Cretaceous-Tertiary accretionary sequences of the Shimanto Belt in Japan, the complex history of these exceptionally exposed rocks is summarized through a series of outcrop- to microscopic scale photographs, sketches, and geological maps, most of which are in full colour. This atlas broadens the base of general knowledge of the growth of continental margins, and provides both a general introduction to research in accretionary prisms as well as an education aid for students in sedimentology, structural geology and tectonics. Front Matter....Pages i-1 Introduction....Pages 3-3 Geotectonic Framework of Southwest Japan....Pages 4-19 Depositional Features in the Turbidite Sequences....Pages 20-29 Deformational Features in the Turbidite Sequences....Pages 30-53 Formation of Chert-Rich Melange Sequences....Pages 54-79 Cover Sequences and Near-Trench Igneous Rocks....Pages 80-89 Correlations with the Sanbagawa Belt and Evidence for Progressive Growth of the Prism....Pages 90-93 Sediment Deformation in the Shallow Levels of an Accretionary Prism: Evidence from Miura and Boso Peninsulas....Pages 94-105 Nankai Trough: A Modern Analogue....Pages 106-119 Conclusions....Pages 120-121 Back Matter....Pages 122-124 Based on Cretaceous-Tertiary accretionary sequences of the Shimanto Belt in Japan, the complex history of these exceptionally exposed rocks is summarized in this text through a series of outcrop sketches and geological maps, most of which are in full colour.