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Seto Porcelain Clay Formation Matsuzawa et al., 1960
- Coherent formation
- Fluvio-lacustrine basin including Lake Tokai
- late Miocene (10.3 - 6.2 Ma, Paleomagnetism)
- Correlation: Higashibara Formation
- Sedimentary facies: Fluvial, Lacustrine
- Sedimentary facies: Braided river, Lakes, Flood plains, Natural levees
- Climate: Subtropical, Warm temperate
- Lithofacies: Clay, Silt, Sands
- Lithofacies (Minor): Lignite
- Sedimentary structures: Cross-stratification
------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown
- Distribution: Seto city, Aichi pref.; Yagusa town - Ohata town - Sasahara town - Mifune town - Otobegaoka, Toyota city, Aichi pref.; Kitashin town, Nisshin city, Aichi pref.
- Fossils (Pinus trifolia flora): Carya sp., Choerospondias axiliaris, Hemitrapa sp., Metasequoia sp., Nyssa sp., Pinus trifolia
- Tephra: Nishiinzo Tephra, Kitashincho Tephra
- Nakashima et al. (2021) Geology of the Toyota District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 91p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)
- Yamasaki et al. (2020) Geology of the Akechi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 120p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
- Hatano and Yoshida (2018) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.124, no.3, pp.191-205 DOI