Awa Group

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Awa Group

Coherent formation
First Seto Inland Sea
Sedimentary basin in island arc
Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Mudstone, Siltstone, Sandstone, Conglomerate
Lithofacies (Minor): Ryolitic tuff

Thickness: ca. 80 - 550 m
Lower limit: Unconformity

Awa Group
[ Upper ]
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Makino Pebbly Mudstone Member
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Hiramatsu Sandstone and Siltstone Member
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Nenobi Granule Conglomerate Member
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Higashitanihata Conglomerate Member
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[ Lower ]

First Setouchi Supergroup (Awa basin, Mie pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Awa 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: Awa basin - Lake Tashiroike - Sakage, Iga city, Mie pref.

Kawabe et al. (1996) Geology of the Ueno District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 99p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
Yoshida et al. (1995) Geology of the Tsu-Seibu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 136p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)