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List of geological units in Kochi prefecture

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

Photographs of geological units in Kochi prefecture

Silurian - Devonian
Kurosegawa Belt
Yokokurayama Group
Mitaki Igneous Rocks (Mitaki Granites)
Devonian (419.2-358.9 Ma)
Kurosegawa Belt
Ochi Formation
Terano Metamorphic Rocks
Carboniferous (358.9-298.9 Ma)
Kurosegawa Belt
Older Ino Metamorphic Complex
Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
Kurosegawa Belt
Haigyu Group
Nagatake Unit
Ichinose Unit
Shingai Unit
Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
Kurosegawa Belt
Zohoin Formation
Kochigatani Group
Triassic - Jurassic
Kurosegawa Belt
Younger Ino Metamorphic Complex
Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
Kurosegawa Belt
Keta Formation
Iwameji Formation
Northern Chichibu Unit
Akatsukayama Unit
Nishimata Unit
Kamiananai Unit
Akaragi Unit
Tosayama Unit
Kunimiyama Unit
Nakaoi Unit
Shogase Unit
Southern Chichibu Belt
Ohirayama Unit
Togano Unit
Naradani Formation
Jurassic - Cretaceous
Southern Chichibu Belt
Sanbosan Unit
Torinosu Group
Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
Monobegawa Group
Nankai Group
Northern Shimanto Belt
Shinjogawa Group
Doganaro Formation
Shindoi Formation
Hayama Unit
Susaki Formation
Aki Group
Taisho Group
Shimotsui Formation
Nonokawa Formation
Okitsu Mélange
Taniyama Unit
Osodani Unit
Hinotani Unit
Sanbagawa Metamorphic Rocks
Oboke Unit
Koboke Unit
Omoiji Unit
Kawamata Unit
Mikabu Green Rocks
Shirataki Unit
Shiraga Body
Nakashichiban Unit
Kinouzu Unit
Ogoyayama Unit
Dogauchi Unit
Sanbagawa Metamorphic Rocks (after Aoki, 2019)
Besshi Unit
Asemigawa Unit
Oboke Unit
Miyanohara Formation
Yotsushiro Formation
Kurohara Formation
Tosakamo Formation
Kaisekiyama Formation
Oligocene (33.9-23.03 Ma)
Southern Shimanto Belt
Nabae Group
Hioki Complex
Oligocene-Miocene
Southern Shimanto Belt
Nabae Group
Shijujiyama Formation
Shiina Volcanic Rocks
Tsuro Formation
Maruyama Dolerite
Shijujiyama Dolerite
Neogene
Nothern Shimanto Belt
Aki Group
Tei Mélange
Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Misaki Group
Tatsukushi Formation
Hamamashino Formation
Yoro Formation
Murotomisaki Gabbro
Pliocene - Pleistocene
Joyama Formation
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Ogura Formation
Kawauchi Formation
Higher Terrace Deposits, Motoyama
Middle Terrace Deposits, Motoyama
Lower 1 Terrace Deposits, Motoyama
Lower 2 Terrace Deposits, Motoyama
Higher Terrace Deposits, Ochi
Kofune Formation
Middle Terrace Deposits, Ochi
Lower Terrace Deposits, Ochi
Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
Urado Formation