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Usunami Granite (Nozawa and Sakamoto, 1960) Nozawa et al., 1981

Invalid synonym: Usunami Granite, Nagatogawa Granite, Yatsuo Granite, Oguchigawa-Kumanogawa Plutonic Rock

• Plutonic rocks
• Collision type metamorphism by the subduction of Yangtze plate under Sino-Korea plate
• Metamorphism: Permian - Triassic
• Intruded in: Karahoriyama Formation, Kamimomose Formation, Shimaji Formation

• Lithofacies: Augen gneiss, Granodiorite
• Lithofacies (Minor): Hornblende granodiorite, Amphibolite, Diorite, Diopside diorite

• Distribution (Width): ca. 2 - 5 km
• Distribution (Length): ca. 25 km
• Upper limit: Unconformity

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

• Distribution: Ioridani - Terazu - Kiridani - Koinami - Matsuze - Usunami - Kawachi - Kawato - Kamegai - Ohara - Janokoshi - Kubusugawa river - Jinzugawa river - Nozumigawa river, Toyama city, Toyama pref.; Momosegawa river, Nanto city, Toyama pref.; Miyagawa river, Miyagawa town, Hida city, Gifu pref.

• Nozawa et al. (1981) Geology of the Shirokimine District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 85p. (in Japanese with English abstract 10p.)
• Sakamoto and Nozawa (1960) Yatsuo, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 69p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)
• Nozawa and Sakamoto (1960) Gohyakkoku, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 68p. (in Japanese with English abstract 10p.)
• Kawai and Nozawa (1958) Higashimozumi, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 76p. (in Japanese with English abstract 10p.)