Kusawa Sandstone and Siltstone Member

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Kusawa Sandstone and Siltstone Member Yoshida et al., 1995

Type locality: Yamade - Onchuji temple, Kusawa, Anno town, Tsu city, Mie prefecture
Coherent formation
Miocene sediments related to the paleo Setouchi inner sea
early Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Siltstone, Conglomerate, Tuff

Thickness: ca. 50 m
Lower limit: Transitional (Mukodani Conglomerate Member)

Oi Formation (Main part)
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Mitsugano Tuffaceous Siltstone and Sandstone Member
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Iedokoro Sandstone Member
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Oi Formation (Marginal part)
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Mitsugano Tuffaceous Siltstone and Sandstone Member
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Ichiba Sandstone and Siltstone Member
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Kusawa Sandstone and Siltstone Member
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Oshida Conglomerate Member
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Mukodani Conglomerate Member
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Ichishi Group
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Katada Formation
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Oi Formation
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Ieki Formation
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Haze Formation
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First Setouchi Supergroup (Ichishi, Mie pref.)
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Ichishi Group
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Second Setouchi Supergroup
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First Setouchi Supergroup
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Yamade - Onchuji temple, Kusawa - Noguchi, Anno town, Tsu city, Mie pref.

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.)