Takane Coal-bearing Member

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Takane Coal-bearing Member

Coherent formation
Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial, Brackish
Lithofacies: Conglomerate, Sandstone, Shale
Lithofacies (Minor): Lignite

Upper limit: Conformity (Ikegahara Coal-bearing Member, Izumoto Sandstone Member)
Lower limit: Conformity (Kawasaki Conglomerate Member), Unconformity (Basement)

Uetsuki Formation
[ Upper ]
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Ikegahara Coal-bearing Member
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Takane Coal-bearing Member
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Kawasaki 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: Okayama pref.
Fossils: Plants

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.)