Mitsugano Shale and Sandstone Member

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Mitsugano Shale and Sandstone Member

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

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Water temperature (Upper): Subtropical (Foraminifera)
Depth of water (Upper): Upper bathyal (Shellfishes)
Lithofacies (Upper): Sandy siltstone, Siltstone
Lithofacies (Upper, Minor): Interbedded sandstone and mudstone, Felsic tuff

Upper limit: Conformity (Chaya Sandstone and Mudstone Member)
Lower limit: Conformity (Isegi Sandstone and Mudstone Member)

Oi Formation
[ Upper ]
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Mitsugano Shale and Sandstone Member
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Isegi Sandstone and Mudstone Member
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[ Lower ]

Ichishi Group
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Katada Formation
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Oi Formation
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Haze Formation
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[ Lower ]

First Setouchi Supergroup (Ichishi, Mie pref.)
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Ichishi Group
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[ Lower ]

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Second Setouchi Supergroup
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First Setouchi Supergroup
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Mitsugano, Hakusan town, Tsu city, Mie pref.
Fossils: Shellfishes
Fossils (Foraminifera): Globigerinita glutinata, Globigerina falconensis, Paragloborotalia continuosa, Globoquadrina venezuelana
Fossils (Diatoms): Thalassionema nitzschioides, Stephanopyxis spp., Kisseleviella carina

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