Kannonji Granodiorite

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Kannonji Granodiorite Collaborative Research Group for the Granites around Lake Biwa, 1982

Plutonic rocks
Late Cretaceous (66.9 - 66.3 Ma, K-Ar)
Intruded by: Tanakami Granite, Granite porphyry dikes, Granodiorite dikes

Lithofacies: Hornblende-bearing biotite granodiorite, Tonalite

Distribution (Width): 1 - 2 km

Younger Ryoke Granitoids (Ritto, Shiga pref.)
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Kannonji Granodiorite
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Ryoke Belt
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Ryoke Metamorphic Rocks
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Younger Ryoke Granitoids
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Older Ryoke Granitoids
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------ Transitional, ~~~~~~ Intrusive, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Mikumo, Konan city, Shiga pref.; Konze, Ritto city, Shiga pref.; Ichinose, Konan town, Koka city, Shiga pref.; Otorii, Otsu city, Shiga pref.

Wakita et al. (2013) Geology of the Kyoto-Tonambu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 124p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)
Nakano et al. (2003) Geology of the Minakuchi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 83p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)