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Ozu Unit (Sakakibara et al., 1998) Banno et al., 2010

Invalid synonym: Ozu Unit I, Ozu Unit II

Some researchers consider that this is a member of Northern Shimanto Belt.

• High P/T metamorphic rocks
• Deposition (Chert): Permian, Triassic (Conodonts)
• Deposition (Mudstone): Late Jurassic (Radiolarians)
• Late Cretaceous - Paleocene (90.1, 86.7, 84.8, 79.7 Ma, K-Ar)

• Metamorphic facies: Pumpellyite-Actinolite facies
• Lithofacies: Pelitic schist
• Lithofacies (Minor): Sandstone, Interbedded sandstone and mudstone, Meta-chert, Mafic schist

• Upper limit: Thrust fault (Furuyabu Unit I, Furuyabu Unit II)

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

• Distribution: Takinomiya river - Yunoki, Ozu city, Ehime pref.
• Fossils: Conodonts, Radiolarians

• Miyazaki (2024) Geology of the Iyo-Nagahama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 155p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
• 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.)
• Kiminami et al. (2008) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.114, no.1, pp.31-42 DOI