Quaternary volcanism and tectonic history of the Suwa–Yatsugatake Volcanic Province, Central Japan》.pdf

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 203 (2011) 158 –167 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research journal homepage: www.elsevier. com/ locate/ jvolgeores Quaternary volcanism and tectonic history of the Suwa–Yatsugatake Volcanic Province, Central Japan Kuniaki Nishiki a,⁎, Kou Takahashi b, Akikazu Matsumoto a, Yasuyuki Miyake c a Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), AIST, Tsukuba Central 7th, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan b Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan c Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Beneath central Japan, where three island arcs meet, the Pacific and Philippine Sea plates are both subducting, Received 22 May 2010 resulting in a complex tectonic history. The Suwa–Yatsugatake Volcanic Province (SYVP) consists of five Accepted 10 April 2011 groups of volcanoes (the Circum-Lake Suwa, Utsukushigahara, Kirigamine, Yabashira, and Yatsugatake Available online 17 April 2011 volcanoes). The province is characterized by an enormous amount of volcanic activity, with lava flows and volcaniclastic rocks spread over a vast area of more than 1200 km2, and with a total eruption volume Keywords: 3