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Geology of Shiga prefecture

Prefectural Rock: Koto rhyolite of southeast district of Shiga prefecture

Minerals | Fossils | Hot springs

Geological units reported from Shiga prefecture

A list of stratigraphic units and igneous bodies reported in Shiga prefecture, Kinki region, Honshu island, Japan

Geological settings

Sediments (Quaternary - Neogene)

Accretionary complexes (Jurassic - Late Triassic)

Caldera complexes (Cretaceous)

Plutonic rocks (Magnetite series)

Plutonic rocks (Ilmenite series)

Guidebooks of geology in Shiga prefecture

Geology guide series-12 Shiga prefecture Geological guide, Shigaken Kotogakko Rikakyoikukenkyukai Chigakubukai ed., Corona Publishing Co., Ltd., 265p. (1980), in Japanese, 3044-505530-2353

Geology guide series-12 Revised Shiga prefecture Geological guide (volume 1), Shigaken Kotogakko Rikakyoikukenkyukai Chigakubukai ed., Corona Publishing Co., Ltd., 152p. (2002), in Japanese, ISBN4-339-07543-4 C3344

Geology guide series-12 Revised Shiga prefecture Geological guide (volume 2), Shigaken Kotogakko Rikakyoikukenkyukai Chigakubukai ed., Corona Publishing Co., Ltd., 151p, (2002), in Japanese, ISBN4-339-07544-2 C3344