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Hijima Formation

• Accretionary complex
• Permian
• Intruded by: Dolerite, Basalt, Gabbro, Diorite

• Sedimentary facies: Marine
• Lithofacies: Slate
• Lithofacies (Minor): Sandy slate, Sandstone, Conglomerate, Chert, Limestone, Greenstones

• Distribution: Onemi - Kuwano, Sayo city, Sayo county, Hyogo pref.; Okayama pref.
• Fossils (Fusulinids): Parafusulina sp., Pseudofusulina sp., Schwagerina sp.

• Kambe and Hirokawa (1963) Sayo, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 29p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)