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List of geological units in Fukui prefecture

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

Photographs of geological units in Fukui prefecture

Silurian (443.4-419.2 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Kagero Formation
Silurian-Devonian
Hida Gaien Belt
Shibasudani Formation
Devonian (419.2-358.9 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Kamianama Formation
Devonian-Carboniferous
Hida Gaien Belt
Ise Metamorphic Rocks
Carboniferous (358.9-298.9 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Ashidani Formation
Nagano Formation
Fujikuradani Formation
Carboniferous-Jurassic
Maizuru Belt
North zone
Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Otani Formation
Nojiri Group
Oguradani Formation
Konogidani Formation
Kumokawa Formation
Maizuru Belt
Central zone
Maizuru Group
South zone
Yakuno Complex
Basalt Shale Unit
Ichinose Group
Takarao Formation
Oshima Formation
Gabbro Unit
Oura Formation
Ultra-Tamba Belt
Oi Formation
Hikami Formation
Katsumi Formation
Higashimata Complex
Kato Formation
Aoi Formation
Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
Maizuru Belt
Central zone
Nabae Group
N4 Formation
N3 Formation
N2 Formation
N1 Formation
Hida Belt
Hida metamorphic rocks
Unazuki metamorphic rock
Hida Gneiss
Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
Mino Belt
Samondake Unit
Semaridani Sandstone Member
Kuzawa Clayslate Member
Uosakatoge Sandstone Member
Yunoo Complex
Sakauchi Complex
Tone Complex
Imajo Complex
Tokuyama Complex
Hidagawa Group
Kanayama Unit
Neo Mélange
Kashimagari Complex
Tamba Belt
Sekumi Complex
Mukasa Complex
Shinjo Complex
Shuzan Formation
Obanashi Complex
Suganami Complex
Arihara Complex
Tada Complex
Shimonegori Complex
Kochi Complex
Kaizu Greenstone Body
Mukugawa Complex
Natasyo Complex
Hisasaka Complex
Kuzuryu Subgroup
Shimoanama Formation
Yambarazaka Alternation Member
Kaizara Shale Member
Kamiwakago Conglomerate Member
Arashimadani Formation
Shimowakago Alternation Member
Shimoyama Conglomerate Member
Jurassic-Cretaceous
Tetori Group
Akaiwa Subgroup
Kitadani Formation
Akaiwa Formation
Nochino Conglomerate Member
Itoshiro Subgroup
Kuwajima Formation
Itsuki Formation
Kakunomaesaka Alternation Member
Dosaiyama Conglomerate Member
Yanbara formation
Haamidani Coal-bearing Bed
Uchinamigawa Formation
Managawa Group
Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
Hida Gaien Belt
Motodo Formation
Kumokawa Conglomerate Member
Wasadani Conglomerate Member
Nakajima Tuff Breccia Member
Sasabugawa Conglomerate Member
Suhara Formation
Asuwa Group
Heikedake Formation
Saruzuka Conglomerate Member
Omichidani Formation
Ubagatake Formation
Okumino Acid Igneous Complex
Omodani Mass
Omodani Formation
Hinotani Formation
Nyudani Mass
Nyudani Formation
Hayashitani Andesites
Kumodaniyama Granite
Cretaceous-Paleocene
Otomi rhyolite
Nohi Rhyolites
Paleocene (66.0-56.0 Ma)
Kojaku Granite
Tsuruga Body
Kojaku Body
Eocene (56.0-33.9 Ma)
Kugushi Granite Porphyry
Oligocene (39.0-23.03 Ma)
Yarasudake formation
Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Komegawaki Formation
Jingaoka Volcanic Rock Member
Tojinbo Volcanic Rock Member
Echizenmatsushima Volcanic Rock Member
Sakiura Welded Tuff Member
Anto Volcanic Rock Member
Oshima Volcanic Rock Member
Shuku Tuff Member
Uchiura Group
Imatohana formation
Shimo formation
Konoura member
Shiokumitoge member
Najima member
Kunimidake Volcanic Rocks
Ichinose Rhyolite
Aratani Formation
Kunimi Formation
So member
Omi member
Itoo Formation
Nishitani Formation
Arashimadake caldera
Arashimadake Volcanic Rocks
Kadohara Plutonic Rocks
Kawanishi formation
Hashitate formation
Suizu Granodiorite
Nogohakusan Granodiorite
Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
Oyama Andesite
Ushigatani formation
Pliocene-Pleistocene
Aobasan Andesites
Kyogatake volcanic rocks
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Togo Formation
Kamizaisho Formation
Notono Formation
Aira-Tn tuff bed (AT)
Daisen-Kurayoshi pumice bed (DKP)
Aso-4 tephra bed
Hosorogi formation
Awara formation
Hakusan volcano
Old Hakusan volcanic rocks
Ozohara Tephra
Older sand dune deposit, Fukui
Middle I Marine Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Middle II Marine Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Middle III Marine Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Higher Fluvial Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Middle Fluvial Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Lower Fluvial Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Higher Terrace Deposits, Nanjo
Middle Terrace Deposits, Nanjo
Lower I Terrace Deposits, Nanjo
Lower II Terrace Deposits, Nanjo
Lower I Terrace Deposits, Ibigawa river
Lower II Terrace Deposits, Ibigawa river
Higher I Terrace Deposits, Mikata
Higher II Terrace Deposits, Mikata
Higher Terrace Deposits, Mikata
Middle I Terrace Deposits, Mikata
Middle II Terrace Deposits, Mikata
Lower I Terrace Deposits, Mikata
Lower II Terrace Deposits, Mikata
Higher Terrace Deposits, Tsuruga
Middle Terrace and Fan Deposits, Tsuruga
Lower Terrace and Fan Deposits, Tsuruga
Terrace Deposits, Minamigawa river
Pleistocene-Holocene
Hakusan volcano
New Hakusan volcanic rocks
Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
Lower Marine Terrace Deposits, Fukui
Sanrihama Sand Dune Deposit
Lower III Terrace Deposits, Ibigawa river
Lower III Terrace Deposits, Mikata
Age unknown
Hida Gaien Belt
Akiu Formation
Kamiuchinami Formation
K7 tephra bed
K8 tephra bed
K9 tephra bed
Kitakata formation
Kikai-Tozuhara tephra bed
Kanan formation
So bed
Hosotsubo formation
Kebuso formation
Daishoji formation
Kinjozan member
Kasanomisaki formation
Bentenmisaki formation
Amagozenmisaki formation
Johoji formation
Geological structures
Nosaka fault
Kamiitoo fault
Hokyoji fault
Kiotoshi fault
Sabiraki fault
Kinome fault
Yanagase fault
Kaburagi fault