Kishigawa Formation

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Kishigawa Formation Makimoto et al., 2004

Coherent formation
Sedimentary basin associated with the activity of Median Tectonic Line
late Pliocene - middle Pleistocene

Sedimentary facies: Fluvial
Sedimentary facies: Tributary deposits
Lithofacies: Gravels, Silt, Sands
Lithofacies (Minor): Lignite

Thickness: 30 m or thicker

Shobudani Group (Kinokawa, Wakayama pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Toge Formation
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Kaseda Formation
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Kishigawa Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Uenoyama - Maeda - Tsukatsuki - Koda, Kinokawa city, Wakayama pref.
Fossils (Plants): Glyptostrobus pensilis, Liquidambar formosana, Pseudolarix kaempferi, Sequoia sempervirens
Tephra: Maeda

Makimoto et al. (2004) Geology of the Kokawa District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 89p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)