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Kanenari Metamorphic Rocks (Takimoto et al., 1965) Matsuura et al., 2005

Invalid synonym: Kanenari hornfels

• Type locality: Kanenari, Daito town, Unnan city, Shimane prefecture
• Contact metamorphic rocks
• Late Cretaceous (71.1 Ma, U-Pb)
• Intruded by: Rengeji Granodiorite, Daito Granodiorite

• Metamorphic facies: Contact
• Lithofacies: Biotite hornfels
• Lithofacies (Protolith): Sandstone, Siltstone

• Distribution (Width): ca. 300 m
• Distribution (Length): ca. 2 km
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Shiota Body)

• Distribution: Kanenari - Seida, Daito town, Unnan city, Shimane pref.

• Kano et al. (2025) Geology of the Yonago District (2nd Ed.), Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 84p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)
• Matsuura et al. (2005) Geology of the Kisuki District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 72p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)