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Kamurano Formation (Shuto, 1952)
Invalid synonym: Kamurano Member of Kiyotake Formation
- Boundary between Philippine sea plate and Eurasian plate
- Fore-arc basin sediments
- Coherent formation
- Sedimentary facies: Marine
- Sedimentary facies: Submarine canyon fill, Sediment gravity flow
- Depth of water: Continental shelf - Fore-arc basin
- Lithofacies: Conglomerate, Sandstone, Mudstone, Interbedded conglomerate and sandstone, Interbedded sandstone and mudstone, Interbedded conglomerate, sandstone and mudstone, Gravelly sandstone, Gravelly mudstone
- Thickness: ca. 360 m
- Upper limit (North): Interfingered
- Upper limit (South): Conformity
- Lower limit (North): Interfingered
- Lower limit (South): Conformity
- Miyazaki Facies
- [ Upper ]
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- Ikime Formation
- '''''''/,,,,,,
- Kamurano Formation
- '''''''/,,,,,,
- Aya Formation
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- Tano Formation
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- [ Lower ]
------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown
- Distribution: Heiwa, Miyazaki city, Miyazaki pref.; Kurokita river, Kamurano, Miyazaki city, Miyazaki pref.
- Ishihara et al. (2014) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.120, Supplement, pp.41-62 DOI
- Takashimizu (2009) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.115, no.11, pp.559-577 DOI