Kannan Unit

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Kannan Unit Banno et al., 2010

High P/T metamorphic rocks
Metamorphism: Late Cretaceous (ca. 89 - 97 Ma)
Late Cretaceous
Correlation: Mikabu Unit

Metamorphic facies: Pumpellyite-Actinolite facies
Lithofacies: Meta-basalt tuff, Lava, Meta-gabbro, Meta-dolerite, Chert
Lithofacies (Minor): Crystalline limestone, Pelitic schist, Serpentinite

Distribution (Width): ca. 0.5 - 3 km
Upper limit: Unconformity (Tomisuyama Formation)

Sanbagawa Metamorphic Rocks (eastern Ozu, Ehime pref.)
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Nakaidani Unit
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Fukuoka Unit
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Kannan Unit = Mikabu Unit
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Ozu Unit
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Uchiko Unit
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Iyo Unit
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Mount Tomisuyama - Mount Kannanzan - Hirahata - Taga - Tokiwa town - Ozujoshi - Nishiozu, Ozu city, Ehime pref.; Yatsumatsu - Imaoka, Uchiko city, Kita county, Ehime pref.

Banno et al. (2010) Geology of the Ozu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 58p. (in Japanese with English abstract 2p.)