Makabe Conglomerate Member

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Makabe Conglomerate Member

Coherent formation
Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Brackish
Lithofacies: Conglomerate
Lithofacies (Minor): Sandstone, Mudstone

Thickness: 70 m
Upper limit: Transitional (Izumoto Sandstone Member)
Lower limit: Conformity (Uetsuki Formation), Unconformity (Ikegahara Coal-bearing Member, Basement)

Yoshino Formation
[ Upper ]
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Izumoto Sandstone Member
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Makabe Conglomerate Member
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[ Lower ]

Katsuta Group
[ Upper ]
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Takakura Formation
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Yoshino Formation
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Uetsuki Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Makabe - Emi - Ichiba, Mimasaka city, Okayama pref.; Katsumada, Shoo city, Katsuta county, Okayama pref.; Kawanabe - Osasa - Natsume, Tsuyama city, Okayama pref.
Fossils (Shellfishes): Ostrea sp.

Kawai (1957) Tsuyama-Tobu, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 63p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)