Maki Member

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Maki Member Nakano et al., 2003

Type locality: Maki, Shigaraki town, Koka city, Shiga prefecture
Coherent formation
Pliocene

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Sedimentary facies: Wide and deep lake (Diatoms), Fluvial
Lithofacies: Silt, Sands, Gravels
Lithofacies (Minor): Lignite

Thickness: ca. 30 m
Lower limit: Abut unconformity (Shigaraki Granite)

Koka Formation (Shigaraki, Shiga pref.)
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Maki Member
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Shigaraki Gravels 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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Distribution: Maki - Kubode - Udade - Nagano - Eda, Shigaraki town, Koka city, Shiga pref.

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.)