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Middle II Terrace Deposits

• Coherent formation
• Pleistocene
• Correlation: Ikenowaki Terrace Deposits, Hyakusaiji II Terrace Deposits, Middle II Terrace Deposits (Kuwana), Middle II Terrace Deposits (Suzuka)

• Sedimentary facies: Fluvial
• Lithofacies: Gravels
• Lithofacies (Minor): Sands, Mud
• Sedimentary structures: Parallel stratification, Planar cross-stratification
• Paleocurrent: to West

• Thickness: ca. 3 - 5 m

• Distribution: Hino hills - Nakazaiji, Hino city, Gamo county, Shiga pref.; Yamanoue - Yamazura, Ryuo city, Gamo county, Shiga pref.; Oshinohara, Yasu city, Shiga pref.; Bodaiji, Konan city, Shiga pref.

• 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.)