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Tanijiridani Porphyritic Granite

• Intrusive rocks
• Cretaceous (ca. 72 Ma, K-Ar)
• Intruded in: Tamba Belt, Suzuka Granite, Kazakoshidani Granodiorite Porphyry

• Lithofacies: Porphyritic granite, Biotite granite porphyry, Hornblende-bearing biotite granite

• Distribution: Tanijiridani valley - Jurumichidani valley - Kazakoshidani valley - Kanzakigawa power plant, Higashiomi city, Shiga pref.

• Harayama et al. (1989) Geology of the Gozaishoyama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 145p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)