Nishihirotani Sandstone Member

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Nishihirotani Sandstone Member Sumi et al., 1989

Type locality: Nishihirotani, Takaoka city, Toyama prefecture
Coherent formation
Miocene

Lithofacies: Sandstone, Siltstone

Thickness: ca. 50 - 130 m

Otogawa Formation (southern Himi, Toyama pref.)
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Hokone Gravel-bearing Siltstone Member
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Minamiyoshida Alternation of Mudstone and Sandstone Member
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Ogume Sandstone Member
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Kawata Sandstone Member
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Nishihirotani Sandstone Member
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Iwaodaki Tuffaceous Sandstone Member
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Otogawa Formation (Takaoka, Toyama pref.)
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Zukawakosen Sandstone Member
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Kojiro Tuffaceous Sandstone Member
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Kawata Sandstone Member
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Nishihirotani Sandstone Member
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Iwaodaki Tuffaceous Sandstone Member
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Tonami Group
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Mita Formation
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Otogawa Formation
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Tenguyama Formation
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Nishihirotani, Takaoka city, Toyama pref.
Fossils (Shellfishes): Anadara sp., Cardidae, Glycymeris sp., Nucula sp.

Sumi et al. (1989) Geology of the Isurugi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 118p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)