Shimoyama Conglomerate Member

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Shimoyama Conglomerate Member

Coherent formation
Middle - Late Jurassic

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Conglomerate
Lithofacies (Minor): Sandstone, ShaleConglomerate

Thickness: several - ca. 300 m
Upper limit: Conformity (Shimowakago Alternation Member)
Lower limit: Unconformity (Hida Gneiss)

Arashimadani Formation
[ Upper ]
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Shimowakago Alternation Member
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Shimoyama Conglomerate Member
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[ Lower ]

Kuzuryu Group (Ono, Fukui pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Shimoanama Formation
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Arashimadani Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Shimoyama - Itakura, Ono city, Fukui pref.

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.)