Hie Alternation Member

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Hie Alternation Member Yoshida et al., 2003

Type locality: Hie shrine, Hie town, Konan city, Shiga prefecture
Coherent formation
Pliocene - Pleistocene

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Lithofacies: Gravels, Sands
Lithofacies (Minor): Mud
Sedimentary structures: Trough cross-stratification, Parallel stratification, Upward fining

Thickness: 40 - 150 m
Upper limit: Transitional (Okaya Gravels Member)
Lower limit: Transitional (Yamanaka Gravels Member), Conformity (Shimoyama Alternation Member), Unconformity (Yasu Granite)

Gamo Formation (Kosei, Shiga pref.)
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Okaya Gravels Member
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Hie Alternation Member
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Yamanaka Gravels Member / Shinohara Clays Member
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Shimoyama Alternation 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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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Hie town - Shimoda - Oike town, Konan city, Shiga pref.; Sofugawa river, Ryuo city, Gamo county, Shiga pref.; Hironodai, Minakuchi town, Koka city, Shiga pref.
Fossils (Footprints): Elephants, Deers
Tephra: Shimoda Tephra

Nakano et al. (2003) Geology of the Minakuchi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 83p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)
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.)