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Kawamata Tonalite (Yamada et al., 1971) Mizutani and Koido, 1992

Invalid synonym: Kawamata Quartz Diorite

• Type locality: Hidagawa river, Kawamata, Shirakawa city, Kamo county, Gifu prefecture
• Plutonic rocks
• Late Cretaceous (87.4, 77.8 Ma, K-Ar; 77.2 Ma, FT)
• Intruded in: Mino Belt

• Lithofacies: Hornblende biotite tonalite

• Distribution: ca. 0.8 x 1.5 km², 100 - 150 m in diameter
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Atera Formation, Yumoriyama-Kanayama Welded Tuff)

------ Transitional, ~~~~~~ Intrusive, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

• Distribution: Hidagawa river, Kawamata, Shirakawa city, Kamo county, Gifu pref.

• Mizutani and Koido (1992) Geology of the Kanayama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 111p. (in Japanese with English abstract 9p.)