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Fujiage Sandstone and Conglomerate Member (Ujihara et al., 1992) Yamasaki et al., 2020

Invalid synonym: Fujiage Member

• Type locality: Fujiage, Agi, Nakatsugawa city, Gifu prefecture
• Coherent formation
• First Seto Inland Sea
• Sedimentary basin in island arc
• Miocene

• Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
• Sedimentary facies: Freshwater
• Climate: Conifer forest, Herbaceous plants, Aquatic plants
• Lithofacies (Upper): Interbedded sandstone and mudstone
• Lithofacies (Middle): Interbedded tuffaceous sandstone and mudstone, Conglomerate
• Lithofacies (Lower): Interbedded siltstone and sandstone, Mudstone
• Lithofacies (Lower, Minor): Lignite
• Sedimentary structures (Middle): Trough cross-stratification

• Thickness: 80 m or thicker
• Distribution (East - West): 1.3 km
• Distribution (South - North): 500 m
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Granitoids)

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

• Distribution: Fujiage, Agi, Nakatsugawa city, Gifu pref.; Yamanoda, Tazawa, Yamaoka town, Ena city, Gifu pref.; Kusabara, Kamitoge, Yamaoka city, Ena city, Gifu pref.
• Fossils (Pollen): Alnus sp., Picea sp.

• 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.)
• Sasao et al. (2011) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.117, no.8, pp.476-481 DOI