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Utsubo Granite

• Plutonic rocks
• Collision type metamorphism by the subduction of Yangtze plate under Sino-Korea plate
• Metamorphism: Permian - Triassic
• Intruded in: Futatsuya Formation, Mannami Formation, Sugihara Formation

• Sedimentary facies: Talus
• Lithofacies (Outer zone): Hornblende tonalite
• Lithofacies (Central zone): Hornblende biotite granodiorite
• Lithofacies (Inner zone): Biotite granite

• Distribution (Width): ca. 4 km
• Distribution (Length): ca. 12 km
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Shioya Formation)

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

• Distribution: Utsubo, Miyagawa town, Hida city, Gifu pref.

• Nozawa et al. (1981) Geology of the Shirokimine District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 85p. (in Japanese with English abstract 10p.)