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Ashidani Formation

• Coherent formation
• Carboniferous? (Fusulinids)
• Intruded by: Hornblende porphyry sill

• Lithofacies: Sandstone, Mudstone
• Lithofacies (Minor): Conglomerate, Limestone

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

• Distribution: Mochiana - Mount Washikuragatake, Ono city, Fukui pref.
• Fossils (Limestone, Fusulinids): Fusulinella cf. bocki, Fusulinella pseudobocki

• Tsukada et al. (2004) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.110, no.10, pp.640-658 DOI
• Kawai (1964) Neo, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 66p. (in Japanese with English abstract 12p.)
• Kawai et al. (1957) Arashimadake, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 110p. (in Japanese with English abstract 13p.)