Low-grade Ryoke belt metamorphic rocks in the Iwakuni district, Yamaguchi Prefecture, are situated at a low structural level in a Jurassic accretionary complex comprising the Kuga Group. In this paper, we report on a method of sample preparation for, and results of, K-Ar dating. Samples obtained from a slate and a pelitic schist were collected for K-Ar dating from the low-grade parts of the Ryoke belt. The muscovite K-Ar dating gave ages of 99.4±2.6 Ma for the slate and 91.5±2.5 Ma for the pelitic schist. These two ages, combined with previously reported age data from this district, yield ages of approximately 99 and 92 Ma for the timing of peak metamorphism and cooling of the Ryoke belt, respectively.
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