Gomijima Formation

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Gomijima Formation Oishi, 1933

Type locality: Gomijima, Hakusan city, Ishikawa prefecture
Coherent formation
Early Cretaceous

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Lithofacies (Upper): Gravel-bearing sandstone
Lithofacies (Lower): Conglomerate

Thickness: 20 m
Upper limit: Transitional
Lower limit: Unconformity (Hida Belt)

Itoshiro Subgroup (Ishikawa pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Kuwajima Formation
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Gomijima Formation
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[ Lower ]

Tetori Group
[ Upper ]
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Akaiwa Subgroup
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Itoshiro Subgroup
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Shiromine, Ishikawa pref. - Takinami river, Katsuyama city, Fukui pref.
Distribution: Gomijima - Tokidani valley, Hakusan city, Ishikawa pref.

Sakai et al. (2019) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.125, no.3, pp.255-260 DOI
Sakai et al. (2018) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.124, no.3, pp.171-189 DOI