Zukawakosen Sandstone Member

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Zukawakosen Sandstone Member Sumi et al., 1989

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

Lithofacies: Sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Siltstone, Silty sandstone

Thickness: ca. 50 - 60 m

Otogawa Formation (Fukuoka, 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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Torikura Mudstone and 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: Zukawa - Ikari - Ikarabe - Yachi - Mainoya, Takaoka city, Toyama pref.
Fossils: Echinoids
Fossils (Shellfishes): Anadara sp., Chlamys sp., Clinocardium sp., Dosinia sp., Limopsis sp., Macoma sp., Mactra sp., Nemocardium sp., Nucula sp., Panomya sp., Panope sp., Paxas sp., Portlandia sp., Solemya sp., Turritella sp., Yoldia 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.)