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Motai Metamorphic Rocks (Tachibana, 1951) Onuki, 1981

Invalid synonym: Motai Group, Motai Complex

• High P/T metamorphic rocks
• Protolith: Accretionary complex including Mélange facies
• Metamorphism: Cambrian (500 Ma)
• Correlation: Nedamo Complex, Yaguki Metamorphic Rocks

• Metamorphic facies: Greenschist
• Metamorphic facies: 0.6 - 0.8 GPa, 300 Celsius
• Lithofacies: Greenschist, Pelitic schist, Siliceous schist
• Lithofacies (Minor): Amphibolite, Serpentinite, Gabbro
• Lithofacies (Protolith, Upper): Sandstone, Mudstone, Mafic rocks, Chert
• Lithofacies (Protolith, Lower): Mafic clastic rocks

------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

• Distribution: Nagasaka - Takozu - Natsuyama, Higashiyama village, Ichinoseki city, Iwate pref.

• Ehiro and Morikiyo (2013) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.119, Supplement, pp.47-67 DOI
• Ozawa et al. (2013) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.119, Supplement, pp.134-153 DOI