Ranzan Complex

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Ranzan Complex Miyachi et al., 2005

Type locality: Saihojigawa river, Saikyo ward, Kyoto city, Kyoto prefecture
Accretionary complex
Deposition (Chert): Triassic - Middle Jurassic
Deposition (Shale): Middle - Late Jurassic
Correlation: Kuroi Complex, Shiroyama Complex

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Mélange facies
Matrix: Shale
Exotic blocks (Crusts): Sandstone, Chert, Greenstones

Tamba Belt (Kyoto pref. - Osaka pref.)
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Honzanji Complex
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Izuriha Complex
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Tano Complex
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Toshitanigawa Complex
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Karatogoe Complex
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Ranzan Complex
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Distribution: Saihojigawa river - Hozugawa river, Saikyo ward, Kyoto city, Kyoto pref.; Inukaigawa river, Kameoka city, Kyoto pref.
Fossils (Radiolarians): Archaeodictyomitra sp., Dictyomitra sp., Mirifusus? sp., Stichocapsa convexa, Stichocapsa japonica, Tricolocapsa cf. parvipora, Tricolocapsa cf. rusti

Miyachi et al. (2005) Geology of the Kyoto-Seinambu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 90p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)