Akiho Miyashiro
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Japanese geologist
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Akiho Miyashiro's Degrees
- PhD Geology University of Tokyo
- Masters Geology University of Tokyo
- Bachelors Geology University of Tokyo
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Akiho Miyashiro was a Japanese geologist. Career Miyashiro was known for his contributions to metamorphic and igneous petrology. He also made contributions to the study of tectonics and meteorites. In the 1960s he introduced the concept of paired metamorphic belts. In 1973 Miyashiro challenged the common conceptions of ophiolites and proposed an island arc origin for the famous Troodos Ophiolite in Cyprus. This was done arguing that numerous lavas and dykes in the ophiolite had calc-alkaline chemistries.
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