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Yabe Formation (Kimura et al., 1982) Miyazaki et al., 2008

Invalid synonym: Shingen Formation

• Type locality: Kiyoida, Yatsukaho, Shinshiro city, Aichi prefecture
• Coherent formation
• Pleistocene

• Sedimentary facies: Fluvial
• Sedimentary facies: Terrace deposit
• Paleo-river system: main stream of Toyokawa river
• Lithofacies: Gravels, Sands

• Thickness: 8 - 20 m or thinner
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Kozakai Formation)
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Shinshiro Tonalite)

• Distribution: Kiyoida, Yatsukaho, Shinshiro city, Aichi pref.; Sugiyama - Shingen, Shinshiro city, Aichi pref.; Tojo town, Toyokawa city, Aichi pref.

• Miyazaki et al. (2008) Geology of the Goyu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 97p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)