On-Ys Tephra

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On-Ys Tephra

Abbr.: On-Ys, YsS

Invalid synonym: Ue (Upper), Y-Pm, S-2 (Inadani valley, Lower)

Tephra
Pleistocene

Lithofacies: Volcanic ash, Pumice

Source: Kongodo volcano

Marishiten volcano group (Yonger Ontake Tephra Group)
[ Upper ]
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On-Sk
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On-Ki
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On-Yn
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On-Og
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On-Ss
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On-Ys
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On-Mt
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On-Sn
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On-Kn
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On-Kr
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[ Lower ]

Younger Ontake Volcanic Rocks
[ Upper ]
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Marishiten volcano group
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Takigoshi Formation
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Mamahahadake volcano group
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[ Lower ]

Ontake volcano
[ Upper ]
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Younger Ontake Volcanic Rocks
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Older Ontake Volcanic Rocks
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Nagano pref.

Yamada and Kobayashi (1988) Geology of the Ontakesan District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 136p. (in Japanese with English abstract 9p.)