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Jinzai Formation Takayasu and Nakamura, 1984

• Coherent formation
• Miocene (14 - 13 Ma)

• Sedimentary facies: Marine, Brackish
• Depth of water: Shallow - Continental shelf
• Lithofacies (Main): Conglomerate, Sandstone, Mudstone
• Lithofacies (Bottom): Alkali basalt lava, Pyroclastic rocks
• Lithofacies (Minor): Lignite

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

• Distribution: Jinzai, Izumo city, Shimane pref.

• Kano (2018) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.124, no.10, pp.781-803 DOI
• Sawada et al. (2013) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.119, no.4, pp.267-284 DOI
• Sato et al. (2011) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.117, no.8, pp.439-450 DOI