Takasunoyama Formation

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Takasunoyama Formation

High P/T metamorphic rocks
Protolith: Accretionary complex including Mélange facies
Metamorphism: Cambrian?

Lithofacies: Quartz schist, Green schist, Slate

Motai Metamorphic Rocks (Osako, Iwate pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Takasunoyama Formation
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[ Lower ]

Motai-Matsugadaira Belt
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Motai Metamorphic Rocks
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Wariyama Metamorphic Rock
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Marumori Metamorphic Rocks
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Matsugadaira Metamorphic Rocks
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Yamagami Metamorphic Rocks
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Suketsune Metamorphic Rocks
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Yaguki Metamorphic Rocks
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Iwate pref.

Hirokawa and Yoshida (1956) Ohazama, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 31p. (in Japanese with English abstract 9p.)