Nishiyagi 2 Member

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Nishiyagi 2 Member

Coherent formation
Pleistocene (MIS 5c)
Correlation: Middle Terrace Deposits (Akashigawa), Middle Terrace Deposits (Kobe), Middle Terrace Deposits (Kakogawa), T₄ Terrace Deposits

Sedimentary facies: Fluvial
Lithofacies (Upper): Sandy clay, Silt
Lithofacies (Lower): Sands, Gravels

Thickness: 5 - 8.5 m

Nishiyagi Formation
[ Upper ]
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Nishiyagi 3 Member
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Nishiyagi 2 Member
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Nishiyagi 1 Member
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[ Lower ]

------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Harima city, Kako county, Hyogo pref.; Kakogawa city, Hyogo pref.; Minogawa river - Kusatanigawa river - Akashigawa river, Akashi city, Hyogo pref.

Ozaki and Harayama (2003) Geology of the Takasago District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 87p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)