Chomeiji Body

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Chomeiji Body

Intrusive rocks
Cretaceous
Intruded by: Miyagahama Body
Intruded in: Okushimayama Welded Tuff, Miyagahama Welded Tuff

Lithofacies: Granodiorite porphyry

Distribution (East - West): 1 km
Distribution (South - North): 2.5 km

Biwako caldera (Granodiorite porphyry)
[ East ]
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Chomeiji Body
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Okinoshima Body
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[ West ]

Sanyo Belt (Shiga)
[ Upper ]
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Biwako caldera
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Mount Chomeijiyama - Miyagahama, Omihachiman city, Shiga pref.

Ishida et al. (1984) Geology of the Hikone-Seibu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 121p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)