Sunayama Sandstone Member

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Sunayama Sandstone Member (Ichihara et al., 1950) Inoue et al., 1964

Type locality: Sunayama, Anrakuji, Oyabe city, Toyama prefecture
Coherent formation
Miocene

Lithofacies: Sandstone
Lithofacies (MInor): Siltstone
Sedimentary structures: Cross stratification

Thickness: ca. 230 - 370 m

Otogawa Formation (Oyabe, Toyama pref.)
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Sunayama Sandstone Member
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Horakuji Sandstone Member
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[ Lower ]

Tonami Group
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Mita Formation
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Otogawa Formation
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Tenguyama Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Mount Tonamiyama - Sunayama, Oyabe city, Toyama pref.
Tephra: Kurikara Tuff

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.)
Inoue et al. (1964) Johana, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 32p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)