Ochii Gravel Bed

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Ochii Gravel Bed Sugiyama et al., 1988

Type locality: Ochii, Makinohara city, Shizuoka prefecture
Coherent formation
Shimosueyoshi transgression deposit
late Pleistocene (Last interglacial period)

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Sedimentary facies: Beach
Sedimentary facies (Upper): Backshore
Sedimentary facies (Middle): Tidal zone
Sedimentary facies (Lower): Subtidal zone
Lithofacies (Upper): Gravels
Lithofacies (Middle): Gravels, Sands
Lithofacies (Lower): Gravels
Sedimentary structures (Upper): Parallel stratification, Planar cross-stratification, Imbricate structure
Sedimentary structures (Middle): Parallel stratification
Paleocurrent: to Southeast

Thickness: ca. 8 - 10 m
Thickness (Upper): ca. 3 - 5 m
Thickness (Middle): ca. 1 - 1.5 m
Thickness (Lower): ca. 3 - 5 m

Makinohara Terrace Deposits
[ Upper ]
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Ochii Gravel Bed
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Makinohara Gravel Bed
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Kyomatsubara Sand Bed
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Furuya Mud Bed
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Ochii - Kasana, Makinohara city, Shizuoka pref.; Kamihiki, Omaezaki city, Shizuoka pref.

Sugiyama et al. (1988) Geology of the Omaezaki District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 153p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)