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Geological and petrological studies of low-temperature metamorphic rocks in the northern Kitakami Mountains.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 61540580
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 鉱物学(含岩石・鉱床学)
Research InstitutionHirosaki University

Principal Investigator

ONUKI Hitoshi  Hirosaki University, 理学部, 教授 (00004317)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHIDA Masatoshi  Hirosaki University, 理学部, 助手 (80125442)
MINOURA Kouji  Hirosaki University, 理学部, 助教授 (10133852)
NAKAYA Shyu  Hirosaki University, 理学部, 助教授 (80001626)
Project Period (FY) 1986 – 1987
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1987)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1987: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1986: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsLow Temperature And Pressure Metamorphism / パンペリー石-アクチノ閃石相と関連変成相 / 低温・低圧広域変成岩 / プレーナイト-パンペリー石相の関連変成相
Research Abstract

The northern part of the Kitakami Mountains is composed mainly of late Paleozoic to late Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, which were mostly subjected to contact metamorphism by Cretaceous granitic intrusions. However, low-temperature regional metamorphic rocks have been found in separate fragmental areas unaffected by the later contact metamorphism.
The typical low-temperature metamorphic remnants, the Kuzakai, Morioka, Manami-yamagata and Kuzumaki areas, in the "Hayachine Tectonic Belt" and North Kitakami Belt were studied in detal. In these areas the pumpellyite + actinolite association is commonly found in mafic rocks and the phengite + chlorite assemblage in pelitic rocks. Alkali-amphibole (not crossite but magnesioriebeckite) occurs only in the Kuzumaki area. In addition to chlorite, epidote and albite, metamorphic minerals such as prehnite, pumpellyite and stilpnomelane are widespread in mafic rocks. These minerals and mineral assemblages suggest that the pumpellyite-actinolite facies metamorphism took place in all the areas. The major metamorphic minerals mentioned above were analysed by means of an electron-probe microanalyser.
On the other hand, lower Cretaceous formations (the Harachiyama Formation and its correlatives) are characterized by the prehnite + pumpwllyirw association. Actinolite occurs only in the biotite zone of the thermal aureole around the Cretaceous granitic intrusion. Therefore, they have suffered the prehnite-pumpellyite facies metamorphism.

Report

(2 results)
  • 1987 Final Research Report Summary
  • 1986 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1987-03-31   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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