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Higher III Terrace Deposits

• Coherent formation
• Pleistocene
• Correlation: Higher III Terrace Deposits (Yabigawa river)

• Sedimentary facies: Terrace deposits
• Lithofacies (Upper): Gravel-bearing mud
• Lithofacies (Lower): Gravels

• Thickness: 2 - 8 m or thicker
• Upper limit: Unconformity (DMP)
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Higher I Terrace Deposits)

• Distribution: Hamanogi - Honjogawa river - Fukuhara town - Sakamotonaka - Hongo - Agenogi town - Oba town - Cape Sakitahana, Matsue city, Shimane pref.; Kunitomi town - Otsu town - Wakuwa, Izumo city, Shimane pref.; Atago - Oshima - Hiikawa river - Misone, Unnan city, Shimane pref.

• Matsuura et al. (2005) Geology of the Kisuki District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 72p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
• Kano et al. (1994) Geology of the Matsue District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 126p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
• Kano et al. (1991) Geology of the Imaichi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 79p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
• Kano and Yoshida (1985) Geology of the Sakaiminato District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 57p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)