Study of thermal processes of seismogenic regions in the subduction zone by thermochronology and calcite-vein analysis

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21340146
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Geology
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: TAGAMI Takahiro 京都大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (80202159)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TUTUMI Akito 京都大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (20509939) ; WATANABE Yumiko 京都大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (20509939)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KIMURA Gaku 東京大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (80153188) ; NAKAI Syuniti 東京大学, 地震研究所, 准教授 (50188869) ; UMEDA Kouji 独立行政法人日本原子力研究開発機構, 地層処分研究開発部門, 研究員 (60421616) ; HASEBE Noriko 金沢大学, 環日本海域環境研究センター, 准教授 (60272944) ; FUKAHATA Yukitosi 京都大学, 防災研究所, 准教授 (10313206) ; SAKAGUTI Arito 独立行政法人海洋研究開発機構, 地球内部変動研究センター, 研究員 (80304666)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 熱年代学 / 方解石脈 / 沈み込み帯 / 震源域 / 熱過程 / フィッショントラック

Research Abstract

In order to assess quantitatively the heat generation and transfer associated with fault motions, thermochronologic analysis was conducted on the ancient seismogenic-zone fault which juxtaposes the underlying Okitsu melange unit and overlying coherent Nonokawa unit. The length and age analyses of zircon fission tracks unraveled that a zone of shortened tracks and younger ages due to secondary heating was widely distributed within about 20m away from the fault plane. Thermal history inversion and other analyses suggest that the secondary heating event was resulted from the hot fluid migration from deep crustal interiors, which is likely associated with fault motions of the out-of sequence thrust.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The first(U-Th)/Hethermochronology of pseudotachlylytefrom the Median Tectonic Line southwest Japan. (2012)
  • Author(s): Yamada, K., Hanamuro, T., Tagami, T., Shimada, K., Takagi, H., Yamada, R., and Umeda, K
  • Journal Title: J. Asian Earth Sci Volume: 45 Pages: 17-23
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.08.009
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Denudation history of the Kiso Range, central Japan, and itstectonic implications : Constraints from low-temperaturethermochronology (2012)
  • Author(s): Sueoka, S., Kohn, B. P., Tagami, T., Tsutsumi, H., Hasebe, N., Tamura, A. and Arai, S
  • Journal Title: Island Arc Volume: 21 Pages: 35-52
  • DOI: DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1738.2011.00789.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Thermochronologicalinvestigation of fault zones (2012)
  • Author(s): Tagami, T
  • Journal Title: Tectonophys Volume: 538-540 Pages: 67-85
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.tecto.2012.01.032
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Velocity dependence of shear-induced permeability associated with frictional behavior in fault zones of the Nankai subduction zone (2012)
  • Author(s): Tanikawa, W., Mukoyoshi, H., Tadai, O., Hirose, T., Tsutsumi, A. and Lin, W
  • Journal Title: Journal of Geophysical Research Volume: (in press)
  • DOI: DOI:10.1029/2011JB008956
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Unspiked K-Ar dating of koolaulavas (2011)
  • Author(s): Yamasaki, S., Sawada, R., Ozawa, A., Tagami, T., Watanabe, Y. and Takahashi, E.
  • Journal Title: Chem. Geol. Volume: 24 Pages: 243-257
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.05.003
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Progressiveillitization in fault gouge caused by seismic slip propagation along amegasplay fault in the Nankai Trough (2011)
  • Author(s): Yamaguchi, A., Sakaguchi, A., Sakamoto, T., Iijima, K., Kameda, J., Kimura, G., Ujiie, K., Chester, F. M., Fabbri, O., Goldsby, D., Tsutsumi, A., Li, C-F. andCurewitz, D
  • Journal Title: Geology Volume: 39 Pages: 995-998
  • DOI: DOI:10.1130/G32038.1
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Friction velocity dependence ofclay-rich fault material along amegasplay fault in the Nankaisubduction zone at intermediate tohigh velocities (2011)
  • Author(s): Tsutsumi, A., Fabbri, O., Karpoff, A. M., Ujiie, K. and Tsujimoto A.
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters
  • DOI: DOI:10.1029/2011GL049314
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 3D modeling of the cycle of a greatTohoku-oki earthquake, considering frictional behavior at low to high slip velocities (2011)
  • Author(s): Shibazaki, B., Matsuzawa, T., Tsutsumi, A., Ujiie, K., Hasegawa, A. and Ito Y
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters Volume: 38
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Reproduction of thermal pressurization and fluidization of clay-rich fault gouges by high-velocity friction experiments and implications for seismic slip innatural faults, Geology of the earthquake source (2011)
  • Author(s): Ujiie, K., Tsutsumi, A. and Kameda, J
  • Journal Title: The Geological Society of London Special Publications Volume: 359 Pages: 267-285
  • DOI: DOI:10.1144/SP359.15.
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High-velocity frictional properties of clay-rich fault gouge in a megasplayfault zone, Nankai subduction zoneGeophysical (2011)
  • Author(s): Ujiie, K. and Tsutsum, A
  • Journal Title: Research Letters
  • DOI: DOI:10.1029/2010GL046002
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Petrology, geochemistry and geochronology of Kaua' ilavas over4. 5 Myr : Implications for the origin of rejuvenated volcanism and the evolution of the Hawaiian plume (2010)
  • Author(s): Garcia, M. O., Swinnard, L., Weis, D., Greene, A. R., Tagami, T., Sano, H., Gandy, C. E., Petrology
  • Journal Title: J. Petrol Volume: 10 Pages: 1507-1540
  • DOI: DOI:10.1093/petrology/egq027.
• [Journal Article] Timing of brittle deformation within the Nojima fault zone (2010)
  • Author(s): Zwingmann, H., Yamada, K. and Tagami, T
  • Journal Title: Japan., Chem. Geol Volume: 275 Pages: 176-185
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.05.006
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Deformation textures and mechanicalbehaviorof a hydrated amorphous silica formed along an experimentally produced fault in chert (2010)
  • Author(s): Hayashi, N. and Tsutsumi, A
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters
  • DOI: DOI:10.1029/2010GL042943
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Isotopic geochemistry ofHualalai shield stage tholeiiticbasalts from submarine North Konaregion (2009)
  • Author(s): Yamasaki, S., Kani, T., Hanan, B. B., Tagami, T
  • Journal Title: Hawaii, J. Vol.Geotherm. Res Volume: 185 Pages: 223-230
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.06.006
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Anelastic strain recovery revealsextension across SW Japan subductionzone (2009)
  • Author(s): Byrne, T. B., Lin, W., Tsutsumi, A., Yamamoto, T., Kanagawa, K., Kitamura, Y., Yamaguchi, A. and Kimura, G
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters Volume: 36
  • DOI: DOI:10.1029/2009GRL040749,2009
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Experimental investigation of frictional melting of argillite at high slip rates : Implications for seismic slip insubduction-accretion complexes (2009)
  • Author(s): Ujiie, K., Tsutsumi, A., Fialko, Y. andYamaguchi, H
  • Journal Title: Journal of Geophysical Research Volume: 114
  • DOI: DOI:10.1029/2008JB006165,2009
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Thermochronologicalinvestigation of seismogenic faultzones : an overview and examples from Japanese Islands (2012)
  • Author(s): Tagami, T
  • Organizer: International Conference on a New Perspective of Great Earthquakes along Subduction Zones
  • Place of Presentation: 高知文化プラザかるぽーと(高知県)
  • Year and Date: 2012-02-28
• [Presentation] Frictional properties of clay-rich fault materials in the Nankai subduction zone forintermediate to high-velocities (2011)
  • Author(s): Tsutsumi, A.
  • Organizer: International conference on a new perspective of great earthquakes along subduction zones
  • Place of Presentation: 高知文化プラザかるぽーと高知県
  • Year and Date: 20110229
• [Presentation] Frictional properties of clay-rich fault materials along amegasplay fault in the Nankai subduction zone for intermediate tohigh-velocities (2011)
  • Author(s): Tsutsumi, A.
  • Organizer: 2011 Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-05
• [Presentation] ジルコンフィッショントラックのannealing kinetics (2011)
  • Author(s): 山田隆二
  • Organizer: 日本地質学会第118年学術大会・日本鉱物科学会2011年年会合同学術大会(水戸大会)
  • Place of Presentation: 茨城大学水戸キャンパス茨城県
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-11
• [Presentation] Constraining timing of brittle deformation-a case study from fault zones in Toki Granite (2011)
  • Author(s): Yamasaki, S
  • Organizer: Japan., Goldschmidt 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Prague, Czech Republic
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-15
• [Presentation] 断層帯のジルコン熱年代学-四国興津地域を例として- (2011)
  • Author(s): 郁芳隨徹
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学関連学会2011年連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ国際会議場(千葉県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-25
• [Presentation] 水和化非晶質シリカの力学挙動と変形組織について (2011)
  • Author(s): 堤昭人
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学関連学会2011年連合大会招待講演
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ国際会議場千葉県
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-24
• [Presentation] 断層帯のジルコン熱年代学-跡津川断層系茂住祐延断層を例として- (2011)
  • Author(s): 郁芳隨徹
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学関連学会2011年連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ国際会議場(千葉県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-22
• [Presentation] 断層ガウジ中の細粒雲母粘土鉱物のK-Ar年代法への適用 (2011)
  • Author(s): 山崎誠子
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学関連学会2011年連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ国際会議場(千葉県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-22
• [Presentation] Thermo chronology of fault zones (2010)
  • Author(s): Tagami, T
  • Organizer: International Conference on ThermochronologyThermo2010
  • Place of Presentation: Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-17
• [Presentation] Ultra short term or hydrothermal retention experiments of zircon(U-Th)/He age (2010)
  • Author(s): Yamada, K.
  • Organizer: International Conference on Thermo chronology Thermo2010
  • Place of Presentation: Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-16
• [Presentation] Thermal processes of seismogenic zones inferred from the rmochronology of fault rocks (2010)
  • Author(s): Tagami, T
  • Organizer: 地球惑星科学関連学会2010年連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ国際会議場千葉県
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-16
• [Presentation] 熱年代学を用いた断層帯の活動史と熱過程研究 (2009)
  • Author(s): 田上高広
  • Organizer: 日本地質学会第116年学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山大学
  • Year and Date: 20090904-06
• [Presentation] (U-Th)/Hethermochronologic analysis of the Median Tectonic Line and associated pseudotachylyte (2009)
  • Author(s): Yamada, K.
  • Organizer: Goldschmidt Conference
  • Year and Date: 20090621-26