Gamodo Gravels Member

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Gamodo Gravels Member Kobiwako Research Group, 1977

Type locality: Gamodo, Higashiomi city, Shiga prefecture
Coherent formation
Pleistocene
Transitional (Lower): Uriuzutoge Alternation Member
Correlation (Upper): Yokaichi Formation

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Sedimentary facies: Braided bar
Lithofacies: Silt, Sands, Gravels
Sedimentary structures: Trough cross-stratification, Parallel stratification, Upward fining

Thickness: ca. 20 - 90 m or thicker
Lower limit: Transitional (Toyota Alternation Member)

Kusatsu Formation (Minakuchi hills, Shiga pref.)
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Gamodo Gravels Member
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Kobiwako Group
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Takashima Formation
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Katata Formation
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Kusatsu Formation
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Gamo Formation
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Koka Formation
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Ayama Formation
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Iga Formation
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Ueno Formation
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Second Setouchi Supergroup (Shiga pref.)
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Kobiwako Group
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Second Setouchi Supergroup
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First Setouchi Supergroup
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Distribution: Gamodo, Higashiomi city, Shiga pref.; Bodaiji, Konan city, Shiga pref.
Fossils (Plants): Menyanthes trifolia, Pinus koraiensis
Tephra: Kitawaki Tephra

Yoshida et al. (2003) Geology of the Omi-Hachiman District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 72p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)
Ishida et al. (1984) Geology of the Hikone-Seibu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 121p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)