Tectonic incorporation of the upper part of oceanic crust to overriding plate of a convergent margin: An example from the Cretaceous–early Tertiary Mugi Mélange, the Shimanto Belt, Japan |
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| Authors: | Eisei Ikesawa Gaku Kimura Katsushi Sato Kotoe Ikehara-Ohmori Yujin Kitamura Asuka Yamaguchi Kohtaro Ujiie Yoshitaka Hashimoto |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Japan;bInstitute for Frontier Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan;cDepartment of Natural Environmental Science, Kochi University, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A tectonic mélange exposed on land is examined to reveal relationships between mélange formation, underplating, and deformation mechanisms, focusing on the deformation of basaltic rocks. The studied Mugi Mélange of the Shimanto Belt is composed of a shale matrix surrounding various blocks of sandstone, pelagic sediments, and basalts. The mélange was formed during Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary times in a subduction zone under P–T conditions of 150–200 °C and 6–7 km depth as estimated from vitrinite reflectance and quartz veins fluid inclusions. The mélange represents a range of deformation mechanisms; pressure solution with micro-scale cataclasis in the shale matrix, brittle tension cracking in the blocks, and ubiquitous strong cataclasis in the basal portion of basaltic layers. The cataclastic deformation in the basalts suggests a breakage of a topographic high in the seismogenic depth. |
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| Keywords: | Subduction zone Mé lange Accretionary prism Shimanto Underplating Seismogenic zone |
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