Kaminohira Member

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Kaminohira Member (Ikebe, 1934) Yoshida, 1978

Coherent formation
First Seto Inland Sea
Sedimentary basin in island arc
Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Tuff, Gravels
Sedimentary structures: Parallel stratification, Cross stratification

Thickness: ca. 200 m
Upper limit: Transitional (Higashino Member)
Lower limit: Conformity (Sendani Member)

Kaminohira Member
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Sosoro Mudstone
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Kurokawa Formation
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Akebihara Member
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Higashino Member
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Ayukawa Member
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Kaminohira Member
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Ayugawa Group
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Marutadani Formation
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Kurokawa Formation
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Tsuchiyama Formation
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First Setouchi Supergroup (Tsuchiyama, Shiga pref.)
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Ayugawa 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: Sosoro - Kurokawa - Yamanaka, Tsuchiyama town, Koka city, Shiga pref.

Miyamura et al. (1981) Geology of the Kameyama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 128p. (in Japanese with English abstract 9p.)