Tonouchi Member

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Tonouchi Member

Invalid synonym: Goshikihama Formation

Type locality: Asano, Awaji city, Hyogo prefecture
Coherent formation
Pliocene - Pleistocene

Sedimentary facies: Fluvial, Lacustrine
Lithofacies: Sands, Gravels

Thickness: ca. 30 m or thicker
Lower limit: Conformity (Kuruma Member)

Kariya Formation
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Tonouchi Member / Jobara Member
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Kuruma Member
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Osaka Group (north Awajishima, Hyogo pref.)
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Kariya Formation
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Toshima Formation
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Second Setouchi Supergroup (Osaka pref. - Hyogo pref.)
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Osaka 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: Asano, Awaji city, Hyogo pref.

Mizuno et al. (1990) Geology of the Akashi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 90p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)