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List of geological units in Fukui prefecture

A list of stratigraphic units, igneous bodies, and geological structures reported from Fukui prefecture, Koshinetsu region, Honshu island, Japan.

Photographs of geological units in Fukui prefecture

Silurian (443.4-419.2 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Kagero Formation
Silurian-Devonian
Hida Gaien Belt
Shibasudani Formation
Devonian (419.2-358.9 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Kamianama Formation
Devonian-Carboniferous
Hida Gaien Belt
Ise Metamorphic Rocks
Carboniferous (358.9-298.9 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Ashidani Formation
Nagano Formation
Fujikuradani Formation
Carboniferous-Jurassic
Maizuru Belt
North zone
Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Otani Formation
Nojiri Group
Oguradani Formation
Konogidani Formation
Kumokawa Formation
Maizuru Belt
Central zone
Maizuru Group
South zone
Yakuno Ophiolite
Ultra-Tamba Belt
UT-2 Sub-belt
Oi Formation
UT-1 Sub-belt
Hikami Formation
Katsumi Formation
Higashimata formation
Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
Maizuru Belt
Nabae Group
Hida Belt
Hida metamorphic rocks
Unazuki metamorphic rock
Hida Gneiss
Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
Mino Belt
Samondake Unit
Semaridani Sandstone Conglomerate Member
Kuzawa Clayslate Member
Uosakatoge Sandstone Conglomerate Member
Tamba Belt
Shuzan Formation
Kuzuryu Subgroup
Shimoanama Formation
Yambarazaka Alternation Member
Kaizara Shale Member
Kamiwakago Conglomerate Member
Arashimadani Formation
Shimowakago Alternation Member
Shimoyama Conglomerate Member
Jurassic-Cretaceous
Tetori Group
Akaiwa Subgroup
Kitadani Formation
Akaiwa Formation
Nochino Conglomerate Member
Itoshiro Subgroup
Kuwajima Formation
Itsuki Formation
Kakunomaesaka Alternation Member
Dosaiyama Conglomerate Member
Yanbara formation
Haamidani Coal-bearing Bed
Uchinamigawa Formation
Managawa Group
Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Motodo Formation
Kumokawa Conglomerate Member
Wasadani Conglomerate Member
Nakajima Tuff Breccia Member
Sasabugawa Conglomerate Member
Suhara Formation
Asuwa Group
Heikedake Formation
Saruzuka Conglomerate Member
Urushidani Coal-bearing member
Hinotani Volcanic Conglomerate Member
Omichidani Formation
Omodani Rhyolites
Hayashitani Andesites
Cretaceous-Paleocene
Otomi rhyolite
Aobayama volcanic rocks
Nohi Rhyolites
Paleocene (66.0-56.0 Ma)
Tsuruga granite
Oligocene (39.0-23.03 Ma)
Yarasudake formation
Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Komegawaki Formation
Jingaoka Volcanic Rock Member
Tojinbo Volcanic Rock Member
Echizenmatsushima Volcanic Rock Member
Sakiura Welded Tuff Member
Anto Volcanic Rock Member
Oshima Volcanic Rock Member
Shuku Tuff Member
Uchiura group
Imatohana formation
Shimo formation
Konoura member
Shiokumitoge member
Najima member
Kunimidake Volcanic Rocks
Ichinose Rhyolite
Aratani Formation
Kunimi Formation
So member
Omi member
Itoo Formation
Nishitani Rhyolite
Kawanishi formation
Hashitate formation
Hachibuseyama Granodiorite
Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
Ushigatani formation
Komegawaki formation
Pliocene-Pleistocene
Kyogatake volcanic rocks
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Togo Formation
Kamizaisho Formation
Aira-Tn tuff bed (AT)
Daisen-Kurayoshi pumice bed (DKP)
Aso-4 tephra bed
Hosorogi formation
Awara formation
Hakusan volcano
Old Hakusan volcanic rocks
Older sand dune deposit, Fukui
Middle I Marine Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Middle II Marine Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Middle III Marine Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Higher Fluvial Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Middle Fluvial Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Lower Fluvial Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Ozohara Tephra
Pleistocene-Holocene
Hakusan volcano
New Hakusan volcanic rocks
Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
Lower Marine Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Sanrihama Sand Dune Deposit
Age unknown
Hida Gaien Belt
Akiu Formation
Kamiuchinami Formation
K7 tephra bed
K8 tephra bed
K9 tephra bed
Kitakata formation
Kikai-Tozuhara tephra bed
Kanan formation
So bed
Hosotsubo formation
Kebuso formation
Daishoji formation
Kinjozan member
Kasanomisaki formation
Bentenmisaki formation
Amagozenmisaki formation
Arashimadake caldera
Kadohara plutonic rock
Johoji formation
Geological structures
Nosaka fault
Kamiitoo fault
Hokyoji fault
Kiotoshi fault
Sabiraki fault
Kinome fault
Yanagase fault
Kaburagi fault