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Kaisaka Loam

• Loam
• Pleistocene
• Correlation: C, D, E Beds of Kubiki Loam, Nojiri Loam

• Sedimentary facies (Basal): Subaqueous
• Lithofacies: Clayey volcanic ash
• Lithofacies (Basal): Gravelly

• Source: Myoko volcano, Kurohime volcano
• Thickness: 1.75 - 3 m
• Lower limit (Upper - Middle): Unconformity (Nukui Landslide Deposits, Higher 2 Terrace Deposit, Higher 3 Terrace Deposit, Lower 1 Terrace Deposit, Lower 2 Terrace Deposit, Kaisaka Terrace Deposit, Shomen Terrace Deposit)

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

• Distribution: Niigata pref.
• Tephra: Kh-Od, DKP

• Yanagisawa et al. (2000) Geology of the Iiyama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 144p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Takeuchi et al. (2000) Geology of the Matsunoyama Onsen District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 76p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
• Yanagisawa et al. (1986) Geology of the Ojiya District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 177p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Yanagisawa et al. (1985) Geology of the Tokamachi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 104p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)