Fujigatani Mudstone Formation

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Fujigatani Mudstone Formation

Accretionary complex
Accretion: Jurassic
Correlation: Sorayama Mudstone Formation

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Mélange facies
Matrix: Mudstone
Exotic blocks (Crusts): Sandstone, Limestone, Chert

Thickness: 50 - 600 m or thicker
Upper limit: Conformity (Ainotani Chert Formation)
Lower limit: Conformity (Kosendoyama Chert Formation)

Kuga Group (northwestern Iwakuni, Yamaguchi pref.)
[ Upper ]
/--/--/--/--/-
Hotoketoge Mudstone Formation
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Ainotani Chert Formation
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Fujigatani Mudstone Formation
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Kosendoyama Chert Formation
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Arase Mudstone Formation
/--/--/--/--/-
[ Lower ]

Tamba Belt (East Yamaguchi pref.)
[ Upper ]
/--/--/--/--/-
Mikawa Group
/--/--/--/--/-
Kuga Group
/--/--/--/--/-
[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Fujigatani - Ogino - Futashika - Ainotani - Mount Monomigatake - Akemidani - Mount Rengeyama - Mount Konouchiyama - Yokoyama, Iwakuni city, Yamaguchi pref.

Higashimoto et al. (1983) Geology of the Iwakuni District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 79p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)