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Yoshimi Metamorphic Rocks (Photo)

• Type locality: Yoshimi city, Hiki county, Saitama prefecture
• Regional metamorphic rocks
• Metamorphism (Granulite facies): Late Cretaceous (80 Ma, U-Pb)
• Metamorphism (Amphibolite facies): Late Cretaceous (67 Ma, U-Pb)
• Correlation: Sanbagawa Metamorphic Rocks?

• Upper limit: Unknown
• Lower limit: Unknown

• Distribution: Yoshimi city, Hiki county, Saitama pref.
• Fossils:

• Takagi et al. (2016) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.122, no.7, pp.305-324, DOI