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List of geological units in Hyogo prefecture

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

Photographs of geological units in Hyogo prefecture

Carboniferous-Jurassic
Maizuru Belt
North zone
Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
Maizuru Belt
Central zone
Tatsuno Formation
South zone
Yakuno Complex
Basalt Shale Unit
Upper sheet
Gabbro Unit
Middle sheet
First-stage Yakuno Rocks
Second-stage Yakuno Rocks
Lower sheet
Ultra-Tamba Belt
Kozuki Formation
Kunisaki Complex
Inagawa Complex
Yamasaki Formation
Kaibara Formation
Kamitaki Formation
Hikami Formation
Shinjo Formation
Shimomidani Formation
Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
Maizuru Belt
Yakuno Group
Central zone
Hiraki Formation
Miharaiyama group
Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
Maizuru Belt
Shidaka Group
Ultra-Tamba Belt
Inagawa Complex
Ajima Formation
Tamba Belt
Ashibuchi Complex
Kuroi Complex
Fujioka Complex
Sanaka Complex
Jonan Complex
Furuichi Complex
Mitsuo Complex
Takashiroyama Formation
Hiuchiwan Unit
Shinmito Unit
Koganegadake Unit
Ohara Complex
Minoo Complex
Shiroyama Complex
Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
Hoyo Quartz Diorite
Arima Group
Hiraki Welded Tuff
Kamogawa Formation
Akusa Formation
Sasori Tuff Breccia
Moshi Welded Tuff
Sakaino Formation
Tamaze Formation
Takedao Formation
Rurikei Formation
Sugigasawa Lava
Kagobo Andesite
Aioi Group
Nunobiki granodiorite
Rokko Granite
Izumi Group
Sanbagawa metamorphic rocks
Sennan group (Sennan acidic rocks)
Sennan pyroclastic rocks
Sennan Rhyolites
Ibaragi granite
Kenbi granite
Sasayama Group
Sawada Formation
Ohyamashimo Formation
Older Ryoke granitoids
Granitic rocks I
Shio Granite
Tsushigawa Granite
Shizuki Tonalite
Ei Granodiorite
Younger Ryoke granitoids
Granitic rocks II
Nojima Granodiorite
Sumoto Granodiorite
Granitic rocks III
Tosanji Granite
Senzan Granite
Kagaribayama Granite
Iwaya Granite
Yatagawa Granite
Shitodani Granite
Kashihara Quartz Gabbro
Kenbi Granite
Sugio Granite Porphyry
Kawashimogawa Quartz Diorite
Kodaiji Quartz Diorite
Ishikiriyama Granodiorite
Mikusayama Granitic Complex
Paleogene
Daijoji Conglomerate
Tottori Granite
Paleocene (66.0-56.0 Ma)
Yatagawa Group
Miyazu Granites
Eocene-Oligocene
Kobe Group
Hosokawa Formation
Yokawa Formation
Harasaka Mudstone Member
Kichiyasu Sandstone, Mudstone and Conglomerate Member
Nagao Sandstone and Mudstone Member
Sanda Formation
Shimoisawa Mudstone Member
Nitta Conglomerate Member
Toishigawa Mudstone Member
Toda Tuff
Ishigamiyama Tuff
Kitahata Tuff
Kamikume Tuff
Tojoko Tuff
Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Kabutoyama andesite
Kobe group
Aina formation
Shirakawa formation
Upper member
Lower member
Tainohata formation
Iwaya formation
Hokutan Group
Muraoka Formation
Myoken Tuff Breccia Member
Yubunegawa Black Shale Member
Shikada Tuff Member
Toyooka Formation
Yoka Formation
Takayanagi Formation
Saruonotaki Intrusive Rocks
Tsukuriyama Laccolith
Miocene-Pliocene
Shitsukawa-Kagobo Formation
Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
Teragi Group
Ui volcanic rocks
Terada Andesite
Haruki Formation
Kayano Formation
Yudani Formation
Utaosa Rhyolite
Hamasaka Volcanic Rocks
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Hongo Formation
Shitsukawa Formation
Nishiyagi formation
Osaka Group
Miki Formation
Ono Formation
Higashifutami formation
Byobugaura formation
Taniyagi formation
Hayashizaki formation
Larix formation
Awaji formation
Azuki tuff bed
Kannabe Volcano
Kannabe Lava
Yamanomiya lava
Otsukue scoria bed
Kannabe scoria bed
Aira tuff bed
Kamabuse volcanic rocks?
Akaishi Lava
Genbudo Lava
Oginosen Volcanic Rocks
Lower Terrace Deposits, Yuragawa river
Lower I Terrace Deposits, Sasayamagawa river
Lower II Terrace Deposits, Sasayamagawa river
Middle Terrace Deposits, Tomobuchigawa river
T1 Terrace Deposits, Mukogawa river
T2 Terrace Deposits, Mukogawa river
T3 Terrace Deposits, Mukogawa river
T4 Terrace Deposits, Mukogawa river
T5 Terrace Deposits, Mukogawa river
Higher Terrace Deposits, Inagawa river
Middle Terrace Deposits, Inagawa river
Lower Terrace Deposits, Inagawa river
Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
Kannabe volcano
Kannabe volcanic rocks
Age unknown
Sangun metamorphic rocks
Tatsuno metamorphic rocks
Shizuki granodiorite
Shioo granite
Funasaka formation
Geological structures
Median tectonic line
Arima-Takatsuki tectonic line
Rokko thrust fault
Suwayama fault
Gosukebashi fault
Ashiya fault
Otsuki fault
Manpukujidani fault
Takatsukayama fault
Komi fault
Yamazaki fault