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Kainan Formation

• Accretionary complex
• Deposition (Shale): Eocene (Radiolarians)

• Sedimentary facies: Marine
• Sedimentary facies: Turbidite
• Lithofacies: Interbedded sandstone and mudstone
• Lithofacies (not included): Greenstones, Pelagic sediments, Acidic tuff

• Thickness: 2,000 m or thinner
• Upper limit: Aki Tectonic Line

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• Distribution: Mugi city, Kaifu county, Tokushima pref.

• Tsujino et al. (2010) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.116, no.12, pp.680-685 DOI
• Yamaguchi et al. (2009) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.115, Supplement, pp.21-36 DOI