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Seitarozawa Formation Kubo et al., 2002

• Type locality: Seitaro creek, Ide river, Naraha city, Futaba county, Fukushima prefecture
• Coherent formation
• middle Permian (Fusulinids)
• Correlation: Motomura Formation

• Lithofacies: Shale, Sandstone
• Lithofacies (Minor): Conglomerate, Interbedded shale and sandstone

• Thickness: ca. 500 m
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Iwaki Formation)

• Distribution: Seitaro creek, Ide river, Naraha city, Futaba county, Fukushima pref.

• Kubo et al. (2002) Geology of the Kawamae and Ide District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 136p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Fossils (Limestone gravels): Crinoids, Calcareous algae, Bryozoans, Corals, Brachiopods, Shellfishes
• Fossils (Limestone gravels, Fusulinids): Minojapanella elongata, Pseudofusulina cfr. japonica