Higashidake Formation

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Higashidake Formation

Type locality: west of Mount Azuma, Aomori city, Aomori prefecture
Accretionary complex
Intruded by: Hornblende biotite granodiorite

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Hornfels, Crystalline limestone
Lithofacies (Protolish): Slate, Chert, Limestone, Basalt

Upper limit: Unconformity (Kanegasawa Formation)

Akka - Tanohata Sub-belt (Asamushi, Aomori pref.)
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Tateishi Formation
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Higashidake Formation
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North Kitakami Belt
[ Upper ]
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Kuzumaki - Kamaishi Sub-belt
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Akka - Tanohata Sub-belt
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Mount Azuma, Aomori city, Aomori pref.

Uemura (1983) Geology of the Asamushi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 40p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)