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Maizuru Belt (Matsushita, 1950))

• Type locality: Maizuru city, Kyoto prefecture
• Paleozoic volcanic island arc in the ocean (Yakuno paleo-island arc) - Backarc basin
• Accretionary complex, Ophiolite
• Sedimentary rocks: Permian - Triassic
• Ophiolite: Permian (Yakuno Ophiolite)
• Correlation: Katashina Belt
• Intruded by: Omi Granite

• Sedimentary facies: Marine

• Distribution (East-West): ca. 240 km
• Distribution (South-North): ca. 10 - 30 km
• Upper limit: Thrust fault (Akiyoshi Belt, Tamba Belt, Suo Belt)
• Lower limit: Thrust fault (Ultra-Tamba Belt)

------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

• Distribution: Niigata pref. - Fukui pref. - Kyoto pref. - Hyogo pref. - Okayama pref. - Hiroshima pref. - Shimane pref.
• Distribution: Mount Aobasan, Takahama city, Oi county, Fukui pref.; Shidaka, Maizuru city, Kyoto pref.; Tanto, Toyooka city, Hyogo pref.; Itoigawa city, Niigata pref.; Hiroshima city, Hiroshima pref.; Tsuwano city, Shimane pref.

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