Yunotani Eclogite Unit

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Yunotani Eclogite Unit

High P/T metamorphic rocks
Metamorphism: early Carboniferous - early Permian (ca.340, 323 Ma, K-Ar, Ar-Ar)

Metamorphic facies: Blueschist
Metamorphic facies: Chlorite zone
Lithofacies: Garnet glaucophane schist, Epidote glaucophane schist
Lithofacies (Minor): Garnet phengite schist, Glauconite schist

Renge Metamorphic Rocks (Omi, Niigata pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Omigawa Unit
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Yunotani Eclogite Unit
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[ Lower ]

Renge Belt (Hida Marginal Belt)
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Oeyama Ophiolite
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Renge Metamorphic Rocks
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Renge Belt (Chugoku mountains)
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Oeyama Ophiolite
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Renge Metamorphic Rocks
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Sangun Metamorphic Belt
[ Young ]
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Renge Belt
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Suo Belt
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[ Old ]

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

Distribution: Shinadani valley - Yunotani valley - Kanayamadani valley - Aisawadani valley, Itoigawa city, Niigata pref.

Takeuchi et al. (2017) Geology of the Tomari District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 121p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)