Higo Belt

Synonym: Higo Metamorphic Belt

Type locality: Kumamoto prefecture
Protolith: Lower crust
Metamorphism: late Permian

Upper limit: Thrust fault
Lower limit: Thrust fault

[ Upper ]
/--/--/--/--/-
Manotani Metamorphic Rocks
/--/--/--/--/-
Higo Metamorphic Rocks
/--/--/--/--/-
Higo Plutonic Rocks
/--/--/--/--/-
Ryuhozan Metamorphic Rocks
/--/--/--/--/-
[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Tabira?, Ogawa village, Uki city, Kumamoto pref.; Uchida, Matsubase village, Uki city, Kumamoto pref.

Osanai et al. (2014) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.120, Supplement, pp.79-100 DOI