Hasuike Formation

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Hasuike Formation

Type locality: Saga prefecture?
Coherent formation
Holocene

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Lithofacies (Upper): Clay, Sand, Gravel
Ariake Clay Formation is partly embedded at the middle of Hasuike Formation.
Lithofacies (Lower): Clay, Sand, Gravel, Interbedded silt and sand

Lower limit: Conformity

Northeast Chikushi plain
[ Upper ]
?--?--?--?--?-
Upper Hasuike Formation
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Ariake Clay Formation
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Lower Hasuike Formation
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Mitagawa Formation
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Upper Nakabaru Formation
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Takagise Formation
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Lower Nakabaru Formation
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Kawazoe Formation
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Ushiya Formation
?--?--?--?--?-
[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Fukutomi, Shiroishi city, Kishima county, Saga pref.; Yakabe, Yanagawa city, Fukuoka pref.; Shimo-Sakata, Setaka village, Miyama city, Fukuoka pref.; Asakura city - Kitano village - Tanushimaru village, Kurume city, Fukuoka pref.

Shimoyama et al. (2012) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.118, no.11, pp.709-722 DOI