c Member

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c Member

Synonym: U-IVc

Coherent formation
Late Cretaceous

Sedimentary facies: non-Marine
Lithofacies: Interbedded conglomerate, sandstone and mudstone

Thickness: 200 m or thicker
Upper limit: Conformity
Lower limit: Conformity

U-IV Formation
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c Member
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b Member
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a Member
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[ Lower ]

Himenoura Group (Koshikijima islands)
[ Upper ]
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U-IV Formation
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U-III Formation
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U-II Formation
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U-I Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Koshikijima islands, Satsumasendai city, Kagoshima pref.

Tonai et al. (2008) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.114, no.11, pp.547-559 DOI