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Ieki Formation

Invalid synonym: Ieki Sandstone and Mudstone Member

• Coherent formation
• Miocene sediments related to the paleo Setouchi inner sea
• early Miocene

• Lithofacies: Coarse clastic sediments along the basement

• Upper limit: Unconformity (Tokai Group)
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Ryoke Metamorphic Rocks)

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

• Distribution: western Tsu city, Mie pref.

• Oshida et al. (2018) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.124, no.11, pp.919-933 DOI