Maegase Formation

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Maegase Formation

Type locality: Maegase, Kamiishizu town, Ogaki city, Gifu prefecture
Accretionary complex
Jurassic
Correlation: Hokusenanno Formation

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Slate, Chert
Sedimentary structures (Minor): Flute marks

Lower limit: Conformity (Ichinose Formation)

Makitagawa Group
[ Upper ]
/--/--/--/--/-
Maegase Formation
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Ichinose Formation
/--/--/--/--/-
[ Lower ]

Mino Belt (Makitagawa river, Gifu pref.)
[ Upper ]
/--/--/--/--/-
Makitagawa Group
/--/--/--/--/-
[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Maegase - Wada, Kamiishizu town, Ogaki city, Gifu pref.

Yoshida et al. (1991) Geology of the Kuwana District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 154p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
Miyamura et al. (1976) Geology of the Hikonetobu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 49p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)