Open AccessMountain‐building Movement in Japan and its Vicinity
Author(s) -
Kawai Naoto
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1961.tb02958.x
Subject(s) - geology , seismology , movement (music) , geophysics , mineralogy , philosophy , aesthetics
Summary By means of the depth‐indicator established on a basis of pressuretemperature equilibrium relationship of ferromagnetic minerals, the depths at which plutonic rocks have been formed are estimated in the Japanese Islands and the surrounding area. Upheavals of landmasses derived therefrom show that the amount of the upheaval reaches more than 20 km in some places in Japan and is very small in the Asian Continent. Comparison of the data of gravity anomalies, geological structure and upheavals makes it possible to discuss the mountain‐building movement and its mechanism in these regions.