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List of geological units in Kagoshima prefecture

A list of stratigraphic units, igneous bodies, and geological structures reported from Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu region, Kyushu island, Japan.

Photographs of geological units in Kagoshima prefecture

Paleozoic-Mesozoic

Omo formation

Akirigamigawa formation

Tete formation

Neori formation

Riccho formation

Permian-Triassic

Sendai formation

Triassic-Jurassic

Yonama formation

Jurassic-Cretaceous

Southern Chichibu Belt

Sanbosan Unit

Kutajima Limestone

Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)

Shimato Belt

Northern Shimanto belt

Okawa group

Takaono group

Kukino formation

Kawanabe group (Nomaike formation)

Takarabe formation

Morotsuka Group

Saiki Subgroup

Naze formation

Yuwan formation

Goshonoura group

Katasoba formation

a member

b member

Hegushi formation

a member

b member

c member

kizakibana formation

Himenoura Group

U-IV Formation

c Member

b Member

a Member

U-III Formation

c Member

b Member

a Member

U-II Formation

b Member

b3 Member

b2 Member

b1 Member

a Member

U-I Formation

Chiran Formation

Gumizaki Formation

A Member

B Member

C Member

Cretaceous-Paleogene

Shimanto Belt

Gonohara formation

Takakumayama formation

Ushine formation

Isso Formation

Yahazudake Mudstone and Sandstone Member

Isso Conglomerate Member

Miyanoura Formation

Shitogo Pelitic Rock Member

Kusugawa Mudstone and Sandstone Member

Funayuki Formation

Anbo Sandstone Member

Mugio Formation

Paleogene

Southern Shimanto belt

Nichinan group

Amami granites

Tokunoshima granites

Okinoerabujima granites

Ogachi formation

Odana formation

Eocene (56.0-39.0 Ma)

Akasaki formation

Kamishima group

Shiratake formation

Kyoragi formation

Shimoshima group

Nichinan group

Lower formation

Wano formation

Shimato Belt

Southern Shimanto belt

Kumage Group

Tateishi Formation

Kadokurazaki Formation

Kamikoshikijima Group

Segami Formation

Ojima Formation

Nakakoshiki Formation

Oligocene (39.0-23.03 Ma)

Nichinan group

Upper formation

Middle formation

Shimato Belt

Southern Shimanto belt

Kumage Group

Nishinoomote Formation

Okubo Mudstone Member

Neogene

Nansatsu group

Upper formation

Mukaeyama granodiorite

Suzuyama-Kinpozan-Kaseda acidic volcanic rocks

Nomamisaki acidic volcanic rocks

Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)

Shibisan Granodiorite

Takakumayama Granite

Osumi Granodiorite

Yakushima Granite

Main facies (Miyanoura Granite)

Marginal facies (Aikodake Granite)

Core granodiorite (Yoshida Granodiorite)

Core cordierite granite

Kukinaga group

Osaki formation

Kawachi formation

Tashiro formation

Nansatu group

Upper formation

Lower formation

Nansatsu Volcanic Rocks

Oldest stage Nansatsu Volcanic Rocks

Satsuma Peninsula Acidic Rocks

Kamikoshikijima Quartz Diorite

Shimokoshikijima Granodiorite

Shimokoshikijima Granite

Miocene-Pliocene

Nansatsu Volcanic Rocks

Older stage Nansatsu Volcanic Rocks

Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)

Shiake formation

Kiyoura Andesite

Koriyama Formation

Hanao Tuff Breccia Member

Yuya Mudstone Member

Toge Sandstone Member

Atsuchi Mudstone Member

Nasubida Andesites

Iwashita Andesites

Raku Andesite

Hanaoyama Rhyolite

Miyawaki Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Kusakidan Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Narusebana pyroclastic flow deposit

Onobaru pyroclastic flow deposit

Shimajiri Group

Somachi Formation

Hokusatsu Volcanic Rocks

Older stage Hokusatsu Volcanic Rocks

Izaku Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Terukuni Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Pliocene-Pleistocene

Masuda formation

Nansatsu Volcanic Rocks

Middle stage Nansatsu Volcanic Rocks

Younger stage Nansatsu Volcanic Rocks

Hokusatsu Volcanic Rocks

Middle stage Hokusatsu Volcanic Rocks

Sendai Basalts

Yaeyama Lava I

Yaeyama Lava II

Kanayama Andesite

Quarternary

Umegatani andesite

Mikaeri tuff bed

Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)

Hokusatsu Volcanic Rocks

Younger stage Hokusatsu Volcanic rocks

Kekura Formation

Iso Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Kogashira Formation

Koyamada Formation

Kokubu Group

Hayato formation

Oda Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Kamo formation

Komiyaji member (Komiyaji pyroclastic flow deposit)

Kajiki formation

Matoba formation

Mifune Formation

Nagano Formation (Togo formation)

Upper Member

Middle Member

Lower Member

Chayagaoka Andesite

Nakadake Andesite

Nakadake Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Komagadan Andesite

Gotanda formation

Onejime formation

Hase formation

Takenokawa formation

Katanoyama formation

Goino pyroclastic flow deposit

Akune-I pyroclastic flow deposit

Akune-II pyroclastic flow deposit

Fumoto pyroclastic flow deposit

Mobiki pyroclastic flow deposit

Wakinobori pyroclastic flow deposit

Izumi-D pyroclastic flow deposit

Sendai pyroclastic flow deposit

Kukida pyroclastic flow deposit

Ishiki pyroclastic flow deposit

Shobugadan Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Keno Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Keno Pyroclastic Flow Deposit I

Keno Pyroclastic Flow Deposit II

Kamogahara pyroclastic flow deposit

Nabekura pyroclastic flow deposit

Yoshino Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Shimokado Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Shimokado-U Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Kobayashi-Kasamori Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Torihama pyroclastic flow deposit

Kakuto Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Ukitsu pyroclastic flow deposit

Ata Pyroclastic Flow Deposit (Kamo volcanic breccia, Kamo pyroclastic flow deposit)

Imaizumi pyroclastic flow deposit

Hakamagoshi pyroclastic flow deposit

Tashiro pyroclastic flow deposit

Iwato pyroclastic flow deposit

Iwato pumice bed

Tsumaya pyroclastic flow deposit

Shinjima pyroclastic flow deposit

Torigoe Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Yamada dacite

Kurozonsan dacite

Lower Hishikari andesites

Middle Hishikari andesites

Upper Hishikari andesites

Yuwandake Andesite

Muregaoka Andesite

Ryugamizu Andesite

Mifune Rhyolite

Osakihana Dacite

Hiramatsu Andesite

Shirahama Basalt

Terayama Basalt

Shikine Andesite

Shimizu Rhyolite

Aojiki Basalt

Ushine Rhyolite

Shishimano dacite

Miyanoura formation (Nagashima volcanic rocks)

Takaeyama andesite

Fushime tuff bed

Fushime andesite

Onodake volcanic product

Pre-Ata volcanic product

Aso caldera

Kakuto caldera

Aira caldera volcanic product

Ito Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Osumi pumice bed

Old pyroclastic flow deposit

Ata caldera

Ryukyu Group

Hyakunodai formation

Wan formation

Serikaku formation

Shiroyama Formation

Yoshida Shell Bed

Aira Formation

Sakurajima Volcano

Older Kitadake Volcano

Sz-Tk4

Sz-Tk5

Sz-Tk6

Younger Kitadake Volcano

Sz-P5

Sz-P6

Sz-Tk2 (P7)

Sz-P8

Sz-P9

Sz-P10

Sz-Sy (P11)

Sz-Ub (P12)

Sz-Tk3 (P13)

Sz-S (P14) (Satsuma Tuff Bed)

Older Minamidake Volcano

Sz-Mn

Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)

Sakurajima Volcano

Younger Minamidake Volcano

Showa Lava

Sz-Ts (P1) (Taisho Pumice Bed, Taisho Lava)

Sz-An (P2) (Anei Lava)

Sz-Bm (P3) (Bunmei Pumice Bed)

Sz-Nk

Sz-Tn (P4)

Ikeda caldera volcanic product

Ikedako tuff bed

Ikeda pyroclastic flow deposit

Ikeda pumice bed

Osagari scoria bed

Ikezaki tuff bed

Kaimondake volcanic product

Murasakiiro tuff bed (Murasaki-gora)

Aoiro tuff bed (Ao-gora)

Anshishoku tuff bed (Anshi-gora)

Kiiro tuff bed (Ki-gora)

Ibusuki domes product

Karayama volcanic product

Kikai caldera volcanic product

Akahoya tuff bed

Koya Pumice Flow Deposit

Funakura pumice bed

Funakura pyroclastic flow deposit

Takeshima pyroclastic flow deposit

Age unknown

Tarumizu formation

New Kasayama andesite

New Takatsukayama andesite

Obama andesite

Gyonindake andesite

Taki andesites

Tatsuo formation

Mifune pyroclastic flow deposit

Miedake andesite

Kamewarizaka breccia

Yamagawa pyrocalstic surge

Uomi rhyolite

Kobayashi pumice bed

Takahara scoria bed (AC788)

Ushinosune tuff bed

Miike pumice bed

Natsui formation

Minamiosumi granite

Nozato andesite

Koabiyama pyroclastic flow deposit

Nagase pyroclastic flow deposit

Kmoriko pumice bed

Taira formation?

Kasari limestone

Shinjo formation

Lower member

Moejima shell bed

Geological structures

Nobeoka-Shibisan tectonic line

Noda fault

Kekura fault