Hata Formation

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Hata Formation Kitani et al., 1992

Coherent formation
Pleistocene
Correlation: Katata Formation

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Lithofacies: Silt, Sands

Thickness: 50 m or thicker
Lower limit: Unconformity (Tamba Belt)

Kobiwako Group (Takashima, Shiga pref.)
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Hata 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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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Hata, Takashima city, Shiga pref.
Fossils: Plant fragments, Pollen (Metasequoia sp.)
Tephra: Hata 1 Tephra, Hata 2 Tephra

Kimura et al. (2001) Geology of the Kitakomatsu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 102p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)