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List of geological units in Aichi prefecture

A list of stratigraphic units, igneous bodies, and geological structures reported from Aichi prefecture, Tokai region, Honshu island, Japan.

Photographs of geological units in Aichi prefecture

Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
Chichibu formation
Mitake formation?
Kawana formation
Miyakoda formation
Sanbagawa metamorphic rocks
Okuyama formation
Shimoyoshida formation
Tazawa formation
Mikabu green rocks
Mino Belt
Kamiaso Unit
Kanayama Unit
Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
Ryoke Belt
Ryoke metamorphic rocks
Shimadagawa Formation
Otogawa Formation
Hongusan Formation
Older Ryoke granitoids
Kamihara Tonalite
Tenryukyo Granite
Kiyosaki Granite
Younger Ryoke granitoids
Inagawa Granite
Obara Granite
Busetsu Granite
Shinshiro Tonalite
Mitsuhashi Granodiorite
Mafic rocks
Obara granite
Ikuta Granite
Nohi rhyolites
Azukuji Granodiorite
Paleogene-Neogene
Motojuku formation
Ryusenji formation
Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Mizunami Group
Shinano Formation
Kani Group
Nakamura Formation
Tokai Group (Seto Group, Tokoname Group)
Seto Porcelain Clay Formation
Motoyama Member
Mizuno Member
Yatoko Member
Tsukude Formation
Morozaki Group
Utsumi Formation
Yamami Formation
Upper Yamami Formation
Lower Yamami Formation
Toyohama Formation
Upper Toyohama Formation
Lower Toyohama Formation
Himaka Formation
Upper Morozaki formation
Middle Morozaki formation
Lower Morozaki formation
Nakamura formation
Shitara Group
Nansetsu Subgroup (Shitara Volcanic Rocks)
Otoge Volcanic Complex
Tsugu Volcanic Rocks
Shitara Igneous Complex
Oro Formation
Central dikes
Otoge Cone Sheet
Shitara Sills
Hokusetsu Subgroup
Kadoya Formation
Ohno Formation
Kawakado Formation
Taguchi Formation
Shimoda formation
Nagashino formation
Horaiji formation
Nanasato formation
Suyama formation
Okazaki group
Nishiinzo Tephra
Tamomi Tephra
Miocene-Pliocene
Tsugao formation
Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
Tokai Group (Seto Group, Tokoname Group)
Yadagawa Formation
Idaka Member
Takabari Member
Nisshin Member
Fujioka Formation
Toki Sand and Gravel Formation
Tokiguchi Porcelain Clay Formation
Mashizume Formation
Tokoname Formation
Futto Formation
Kowa Formation
Toyooka Formation
Otani tuff bed
Ueno Tephra
Shinooka Tephra
Togo Tephra
Nishiibara Tephra
Ohta Tephra
Enokido Tephra
Sori Tephra
Yokosuka Tephra
Kitashincho Tephra
Marune Tephra
Nagakute Tephra
Issha Tephra
Kumanomae Tephra
Takinomizu I Tephra
Takinomizu II Tephra
Kutsukake Tephra
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Karayama Formation
Yagoto Formation
Kamisue Formation
Kagiya Formation
Miyoshi Formation
Ibohara Formation
Koshido Formation
Hekikai Formation
Takahama Shell Bed
Koromo Formation
Kagogawa Formation
Taketoyo formation
Ontake lahar deposit
Atsumi Group
Fukue formation
Gumihara Formation
Toyohashi Formation
Tenpakubara Gravel Member
Sugiyama Sand Member
Terasawa Mud Member
Tonami Gravel Member
Tahara Formation
Kanbe Gravel Member
Toshima Sand and Gravel Member
Akasawa Mud Member
Ikobe Gravel Member
Futagawa Formation
Hosoya Sand Member
Nanane Sandy Mud Member
Kosakai formation
Noma formation
Nekogahora Tephra
On-Pm1 Tephra
On-Pm3 Tephra
Yatomi Formation
Ama Formation
Atsuta Formation
Nobi Formation
Ozone Formation
First Gravel Formation
Second Gravel Formation
Third Gravel Formation
Fourth Gravel Formation
Shiomisaka Gravel Bed
Tokaen Gravel Bed
Momoyama Gravel Bed
Toriimatsu Gravel Bed
Komaki Gravel Bed
Zenjino Terrace Deposits
Middle Terrace Deposits, Obu
Middle Terrace Deposits, Toyota
Lower Terrace Deposits, Toyota
Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
Nanyo Formation
Age unknown
Mino belt
Toyoura formation
Komaki formation
Taraga formation
Nanataki formation
Kawachi formation
Kashio mylonite
Geological structures
Median tectonic line
Kawana tectonic line
Sanage-Sakaigawa fault
Fukozu fault
Hajikami fault
Shimoyoshida fault
Mikkabi fault
Yoro fault
Takadoyama fault
Ikeno anticline
Yoshikawa anticlines
Jokoji syncline