Ashikaga Body

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Ashikaga Body

Plutonic rocks
Cretaceous, Santonian (85 Ma, K-Ar)
Intruded in: Kurohone-Kiryu Complex

Lithofacies: Biotite granodiorite

Distribution: ca. 2.5 x 1.5 km²

Sori-type Granitic Rocks
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Sori Granodiorite
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Ashikaga Body
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Kanoiri Body
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------ Transitional, ~~~~~~ Intrusive, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Nagusakamicho town, Ashikaga city, Tochigi pref.

Ito et al. (2022) Geology of the Kiryu and Ashikaga District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 101p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)