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Togane Formation

• Coherent formation
• middle Miocene (Shellfishes, Foraminifera)

• Sedimentary facies: Marine, Freshwater
• Depth of water: Shallow marine
• Lithofacies: Sandstone, Mudstone, Conglomerate

• Upper limit: Unconformity (Tsunozu Formation, Kokubu Formation)
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Kokubu Volcanic Rocks)

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

• Distribution: northeast Hamada city, Shimane pref.
• Fossils: Yatsuo-Kadonosawa fauna
• Fossils: Foraminifera (Miogypsina kotoi)

• Takahashi et al. (2008) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.114, no.9, pp.474-492 DOI