Hachibuse Conglomerate Member

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Hachibuse Conglomerate Member Shimakura et al., 1971

Type locality: Rokuyaon town - Hachibuse town, Nara city, Nara prefecture
Coherent formation
middle Miocene

Lithofacies: Basal conglomerate

Thickness: 0 - 20 m
Upper limit: Transitional (Higashiyama Conglomerate Member)

Jigokudani Formation (Nara, Nara pref.)
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Iimori Conglomerate Member
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Sekibutsu Tuff Member
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Onomi Conglomerate Member
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Onigatsuji Mudstone and Sandstone Member
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Higashiyama Conglomerate Member
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Hachibuse Conglomerate Member
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Rokuyaon town - Hachibuse town - Mount Kasugayama - Mima - Mausoleum of Emperor Kasuganomiya, Nara city, Nara pref.

Ozaki et al. (2000) Geology of the Nara District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 162p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)