The Shirakamidake composite granitic pluton is one of the granitic basement complexes in the Green Tuff region in Northeastern Japan. It consists largely of three granitic submasses, AE, B, and AW. In addition, halleflinta or prophyroid facies (submass C) is distributed between B and AW. Lithologically, AE and AW are composed of adamellite or granite which is free from hornblende and rich in potassium feldspar. It intrudes into the AE submass. The sequential relation of B to AE may be considered as being reflected by the triclinicity of potassium feldspar.
Structurally, the submass AE is a half-dome or south-dipping wavy form, while both submasses B and C are east-dipping homoclinic forms. The foliation of B is strong in the eest and becomes weak twoards the eastern contact. The northern part of AW forms an east-dipping homocline, but the southern part forms a northerly pitching synclinal structure where schistosity becomes steeper twoards the east.
Genetically, there are two kinds of schistosity in this pluton. The primary schistosity is shown by the orientation of plagioclase, hornblende, biotite and potassium feldsapr in the magmatic flow stage. The secondary schistosity is shown by the mylonite which is partly protoclastic and partly cataclastic.
Judging from the field observation and structural analysis on schistosity and lineation, it is concluded that submass AW was subjected to intense deformation in the later stage of magmatic consolidation and formed a synclinal structure this deformation may be originally due to the uplift of the eastern area which includes submass AE.
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