Nishigahora Facies

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Nishigahora Facies

Type locality: Gifu prefecture
Coherent formation
First Seto Inland Sea
Sedimentary basin in island arc
early Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies:

Maki Siltstone Member (Marginal facies)
[ Upper ]
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Kubohara Sandstone Facies
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Nishigahora Facies
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[ Lower ]

Toyama Formation
[ Upper ]
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Ryodenji Member
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Maki Siltstone Member
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Midorigaoka Member
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[ Lower ]

Iwamura Group
[ Upper ]
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Toyama Formation
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Agi Formation
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[ Lower ]

First Setouchi Supergroup (Iwamura basin, Gifu pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Iwamura Group
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[ Lower ]

[ Upper ]
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Second Setouchi Supergroup
?--?--?--?--?-
First Setouchi Supergroup
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Gifu pref.

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.)