Tenjintoge Granulestone and Mudstone Member

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Tenjintoge Granulestone and Mudstone Member

Type locality: Yamanashi prefecture
Coherent formation
Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Sedimentary facies: Open sea
Lithofacies: Dacite lava, Volcaniclastic rocks, Conglomerate, Mudstone, Basalt
Lithofacies (Minor): Limestone

Tenjintoge Granulestone and Mudstone Member
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Kuboi Limestone
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Kawaguchi Formation
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Tenjintoge Granulestone and Mudstone Member
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Oishi Dacite Member
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Junigatake Lapilli Tuff Member
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Nishiyatsushiro Group (western Kofu, Yamanashi pref.)
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Kawaguchi Formation
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Ashigawa Formation
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Ichinose Formation
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Ushima island, Fujikawaguchiko city, Minamitsuru county, Yamanashi pref.
Fossils: Plants
Fossils (Bivalves): Cunninghamia sp., Portlandia sp.
Fossils (Foraminifera): Globigerina sp., Orbulina sp.

Katada (1956) Kofu, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 27p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)