Bent structural trends of Japan: Flexural-slip folding related to the Neogene opening of the Sea of Japan

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Research Article| January 01, 1987 Bent structural trends of Japan: Flexural-slip folding related to the Neogene opening of the Sea of Japan Michel Faure; Michel Faure 1Département des Sciences de la Terre, Université d'Orléans, 45067 Orléans Cedex 2, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Frédéric Lalevée Frédéric Lalevée 2Laboratoire de Géologie Structurale, Université Paris VI, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1987) 15 (1): 49–52. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<49:BSTOJF>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Michel Faure, Frédéric Lalevée; Bent structural trends of Japan: Flexural-slip folding related to the Neogene opening of the Sea of Japan. Geology 1987;; 15 (1): 49–52. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<49:BSTOJF>2.0.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 The trend of the pre-Miocene structures of Japan is bent in Kyushu and central Japan. On-land geologic features such as the trend of synmetamorphic Jurassic lineations, Neocomian basins, and Late Cretaceous strike-slip faults have distorted trends as a result of the Miocene opening of the Sea of Japan. Accentuation of the bending in central Japan could be due to the Pliocene-Quaternary collision of Japan with the Izu ridge. A preopening reconstruction of Japan is proposed. The bent structural trends of Kyushu and central Japan, along with Neogene fault motions, are explained by a two-dimensional model of broad-scale, flexural-slip folding. 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.