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Geology of Okinawa prefecture

Prefectural Rock: Ryukyu limestone

Minerals | Fossils | Hot springs

Geological units reported from Okinawa prefecture

A list of stratigraphic units and igneous bodies reported in Okinawa prefecture, Ryukyu islands, Japan

Geological settings

Sediments (Quaternary - Neogene)

Sediments (Paleogenen - Mesozoic)

Accretionary complexes (Late Cretaceous, Jurassic, Permian - Triassic)

Plutonic rocks (Ilmenite series)

High-P metamorphic rocks (Triassic)

Guidebooks of geology in Okinawa prefecture

Amami Okinawa Rock and Mineral Illustrated book, Yuzo Kato , Shinsei Shuppan Inc., 160p. (1985), in Japanese

Sunday Geology-14 Geology of Okinawa islands, Okinawa Chigakukai ed., Tsukiji Shokan Publishing Co., Ltd., 228p. (1982), in Japanese, 1044-182025-4818

Sunday Geology-14 Geology of Okinawa islands revised version, Okinawa Chigakukai ed., Tsukiji Shokan Publishing Co., Ltd., 228p. (1997), in Japanese, ISBN4-8067-1033-4