Nishiyagi 3 Member

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Nishiyagi 3 Member

Coherent formation
Pleistocene (MIS 5a)
Correlation: Lower Terrace Deposits (Kobe), Lower Terrace Deposits (Kakogawa), T₅ Terrace Deposits

Sedimentary facies: Fluvial
Sedimentary facies (Minor): Marine
Lithofacies (Upper): Clay
Lithofacies (Lower): Gravel-bearing sands

Thickness: 3 - 5 m

Nishiyagi Formation
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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: Hachiman town - Kamino town - Hiraoka town, Kakogawa city, Hyogo pref.; Katayama town, Ono city, Hyogo pref.; Minogawa river - Kusatanigawa 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.)