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Uwadana Mudstone Member

• Coherent formation
• Miocene

• Lithofacies: Sandy siltstone
• Lithofacies (Minor): Sandstone

• Thickness: ca. 30 m
• Upper limit: Conformity (Akaura Sandstone Member), Interfingered (Taki Conglomerate Member)
• Lower limit: Abut unconformity (Anamizu Formation)

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

• Distribution: Fukuno, Shiga city, Hakui county, Ishikawa pref.
• Fossils (Shellfishes): Conus sp., Crassatellites sp., Lima sp., Propeamussium sp.

• Imai et al. (1966) Geology of the Ochigata and Abugashima District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 67p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)