Nishibayashi Loam

Loam
middle Pleistocene

Lithofacies: Loam (Silty volcanic ash soil)

Source: Ontake volcano?
Thickness: ca. 1 m
Lower limit: Transitional (Osakada Gravel)

Shinshu Loam
[ Upper ]
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Hata Loam
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Osakada Loam
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Nishibayashi Loam
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Enrei Loam
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Osakada - Mount Takabocchiyama, Shiojiri city, Nagano pref.

Katada and Isomi (1964) Shiojiri, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 52p. (in Japanese with English abstract 10p.)