Hino Alternation Member

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Hino Alternation Member Yokoyama et al., 1979

Type locality: Nunobikiyama hills, Higashiomi city, Shiga prefecture
Coherent formation
Pliocene - Pleistocene

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Lithofacies: Interbedded sands, gravels and clay

Thickness: ca. 120 m

Hino Alternation Member (east Hino hills, Shiga pref.)
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Wanami Gravels Member
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Gamo Formation (east Hino hills, Shiga pref.)
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Hino Alternation Member
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Hino Clays Member
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Sakura 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: Nunobikiyama hills, Higashiomi city, Shiga pref.

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.)