Iikura Conglomerate Member

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Iikura Conglomerate Member

Coherent formation
Pliocene

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Lithofacies: Conglomerate
Lithofacies (Minor): Sandstone
Sedimentary structures: Cross stratification

Thickness: 1 - 6 m
Lower limit: Unconformity (Tatsunokuchi Formation)

Kazawa Formation (Kazawa, Iwate pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Gobuta Tuff Member
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Kazawa Lignite Member
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Iikura Conglomerate Member
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[ Lower ]

Sendai Group (Shizugawa, Miyagi pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Mataki Formation
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Kazawa Formation
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Tatsunokuchi Formation
-------'''/,,,
Kameoka Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Nakamura, Hanaizumi town, Ichinoseki city, Iwate pref.

Matsuno (1967) Geology of the Wakayanagi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 24p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)