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Hinomisaki Terrace Deposit (Ohara, 1939) Shikano et al., 1998

• Coherent formation
• Pleistocene
• Correlation: Higher I Terrace Deposits

• Sedimentary facies: Coastal terrace deposits
• Lithofacies: Gravels

• Thickness: 1 m or thicker
• Distribution (Length): 5 km or longer
• Lowr limit: Unconformity (Josoji Formation)

• Distribution: Cape Hinomisaki - Cape Oisebana, Izumo city, Shimane pref.

• Kano et al. (1998) Geology of the Taisha District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 58p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)