Shinkori Formation

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Shinkori Formation (Takaya and Ichihara, 1961) Miyachi et al., 2001

Type locality: Shinkori, Hirakata city, Osaka prefecture
Coherent formation
Pliocene - Pleistocene

Sedimentary facies: Fluvial, Lacustrine
Lithofacies: Sands, Gravels, Silt
Sedimentary structures: Channel structure, Parallel stratification

Thickness: ca. 30 m
Lower limit: top of Ma 6

Osaka Group (Hirakata, Osaka pref.)
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Shinkori Formation
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Kori Formation
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Ikaga 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: Shinkori - Higashikori - Takatsuka town, Hirakata city, Osaka pref.
Fossils: Pipe rocks
Tephra: Neya, Kasuri
Key bed (Marine clay): Ma 7, Ma 8, Ma 9

Miyachi et al. (2001) Geology of the Osaka-Tohokubu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 130p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)