Crustal section and anatexis
of lower crust due to mantle flux
in the Hidaka metamorphic belt, Hokkaido, Japan
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Crustal section and anatexis of lower crust due to mantle flux in the Hidaka metamorphic belt, Hokkaido, Japan |
The Hidaka Metamorphic Belt is thought to be a crustal section of Tertiary
age, exhuming
along the Hidaka Mountains. We need river walking to visit the locations
of the pelitic
granulite and anatexite; therefore, organizers recommend trekking boots
and warm clothes
against the wet conditions (this photo was taken in the early summer).
A rock slab of garnet-orthopyroxene-cordierite granulite.