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Miyawaki Pyroclastic Flow Deposit Uchimura et al., 2007

• Type locality: Mount Hanao, Koriyama town, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima prefecture
• Tephra
• Pliocene (ca. 2.5 Ma, K-Ar)

• Sedimentary facies: Lacustrine
• Lithofacies: Pyroclastic flow deposit (Biotite, Hornblende)
• Lithofacies: Pumice tuff

• Host: Yuya Mudstone Member
• Thickness: ca. 10 m

• Distribution: Mount Hanao - Sasanodan, Koriyama town, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima pref.; Koyoke, Hiwaki town, Satsumasendai city, Kagoshima pref.

• Uchimura et al. (2007) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.113, no.3, pp.95-112 DOI