Uenoji Subgroup

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Uenoji Subgroup

Invalid synonym: Funanogawa Group

Accretionary complex
Cretaceous

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Shale, Sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Chert, Limestone

Thickness: 870 - 8,400 m
Upper limit (Tonono Formation): Thrust fault (Yamanishi Formation)

Uenoji Subgroup
[ Upper ]
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Tonono Formation
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Main part
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Kazeya Formation
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[ Lower ]

Hidakagawa Group (Tenkawa, Nara pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Heibara Subgroup
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Nishiyoshino Subgroup
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Tenkawa Subgroup
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Uenoji Subgroup
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Hiradani Subgroup
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[ Lower ]

Shimanto Belt (Nara pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Koyasan Group = North Shimanto
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Hidakagawa Group = North Shimanto
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Hikigawa Group = South Shimanto
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[ Lower ]

Shimanto Belt (Wakayama pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Koyasan Group = North Shimanto
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Hidakagawa Group = North Shimanto
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Nyunokawa Formation
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Otonashigawa Group
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Muro Group
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Nara prefecture

Shiida et al. (1989) Geology of the Sanjogatake District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 100p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)