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Shirakawa Formation Yamada et al., 1971
- Type locality: Shirakawa river, Kurosawa, Agematsu city, Kiso county, Nagano prefecture
- Coherent formation
- Caldera
- Late Cretaceous - Paleogene
- Intruded by: Granite porphyry dikes
- Lithofacies: Tuffaceous mudstone, Tuffaceous sandstone, Tuff, Lapilli tuff
------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown
- Distribution: Shirakawa river, Kurosawa, Agematsu city, Kiso county, Nagano pref.; Tsuchiurazawa creek - Otakigawa river, Otaki city, Kiso county, Nagano pref.
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