K-Ar age of the Kinshozan quartz diorite from the Kanto Mountains

Abstract

K-Ar dating on hornblende from biotite-hornblende quartz diorite in northeastern part of the Kanto Mountains was carried out. The age of the quartz diorite is 251±8 Ma. The result, together with geological facts, supports the idea that island arc composed of granitic plutons was present between the Sanbagawa and the Ryoke metamorphic belts.