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Kochi Complex Nakae and Yoshioka, 1998

Invalid synonym: Kumagawa Formation

• Type locality: Kumagawa - Kochi, Wakasa city, Mikatakaminaka county, Fukui prefecture
• Accretionary complex
• Deposition (Basalt): earlyPermian
• Deposition (Limestone): early - middle Permian (Fusulinids)
• Deposition (Chert): middle Permian, Early - Middle Jurassic (Radiolarians)
• Deposition (Sliceous mudstone): Early - Middle Jurassic (Radiolarians)
• Deposition (Mudstone): Middle Jurassic (Radiolarians)
• Correlation: Suganami Complex, Shinjo Complex, Funafuseyama Unit, Wachi Complex, Natasyo Complex, Haiya Complex

• Sedimentary facies: Marine
• Lithofacies (Upper): Mélange facies
• Lithofacies (Lower): Coherent facies (Chert-clastic sequence)
• Matrix (Upper): Mudstone
• Exotic blocks (Upper, Crusts): Basalt, Limestone, Chert, Sandstone
• Lithofacies (Lower, Coherent facies): Basalt, Dolerite, Limestone, Chert, Mudstone, Sandstone

• Distribution (Width): ca. 5 - 8 km
• Upper limit: Bottom of the greenstone bed
• Upper limit: Thrust fault (Shimonegori Complex)
• Lower limit: Bottom of the greenstone bed or the chert bed
• Lower limit: Thrust fault (Mukugawa Complex, Furuya Complex, Arihara Complex)

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

• Distribution: Kumagawa - Kochi - Kurami, Wakasa city, Mikatakaminaka county, Fukui pref.; Kaminegori - Mount Wakasakomagatake, Obama city, Fukui pref.; Shinjo - Mimikawa river, Mihama city, Mikata county, Fukui pref.; Kaizu - Mount Higashiyama, Makino town, Takashima city, Shiga pref.; Oura - Sugaura, Nishiazai town, Nagahama city, Shiga pref.; Akao, Kinomoto town, Nagahama city, Shiga pref.
• Fossils (Limestone, Fusulinids): Acervoschwagerina sp., Mesoschubertella sp., Misellina claudiae, Nagatoella sp., Neoschwagerina colaniae, Neoschwagerina simplex, Parasufulina gigantea, Parafusulina parakinosakii, Paraschwagerina sp., Pseudodoliolina sp., Pseudofusulina aganoensis, Pseudofusulina edoensis, Pseudofusulina fusiformis, Pseudofusulina kraffti, Pseudofusulina japonica, Pseudofusulina vulgaris, Pseudofusulina vulgaris globosa, Pseudofusulina yobarensis, Pseudoschwagerina sp., Schellwienia sp., Schubertella kingi, Schwagerina sp., Triticites sp.
• Fossils (Radiolarians): Albaillella cf. levis, Archaeodictyomitra suzukii, Archaeodictyomitra rigida, , Archicapsa sp., Dictyomitrella? kamoensis, Eucyrtidiellum aff. gujoensis, Eucyrtidiellum cf. unumaense, Follicucullus scholastricus, Follicucullus cf. ventricosus, Hsuum sp., Parvicingula dhimenaensis, Parvicingula? cf. obesa, Protunuma? ochiensis, Protunuma turbo, Sethocapsa cf. funatoensis, Spongocapsula palmerae, Stichocapsa cf. himedaruma, Stichocapsa cf. japonica, Stichomitra? sp., Tranhsuum cf. brevicostatum, Transhsuum aff. hisuikyoense, Tranhsuum maxwelli, Tricolocapsa cf. rüsti, Tricolocapsa cf. plicarum, Tricolocapsa cf. yaoi, Unuma? sp.

• Nakae et al. (2001) Geology of the Chikubu Shima District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 71p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
• Nakae and Yoshioka (1998) Geology of the Kumagawa District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 71p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)