Hanase-Bessho Quartz Diorite

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Hanase-Bessho Quartz Diorite Kiji, 1987

Invalid synonym: Hanase Quartz Diorite, Hanase-Bessho Body

Plutonic rocks
Late Cretaceous (103.1, 101.5 Ma, K-Ar)
Intruded by: Felsic dike

Lithofacies: Ilmenite series
Lithofacies: Quartz diorite, Quartz monzodiorite

Distribution: 2.5 x 1.6 km²

Biwako Ring Complex (eastern Lake Biwako)
[ North ]
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Takejidani Body
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Umaiwa Body
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Hanase-Bessho Quartz Diorite
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Momoidani Body
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Hira Granite
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Ryozen Granodiorite
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O'hara Tonalite
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Ohgi Tonalite
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Hiei Granite
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[ South ]

Biwako Ring Complex (central Lake Biwako)
[ North ]
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Yasu Granite
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Tanakami Granite
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[ South ]

Biwako Ring Complex (western Lake Biwako)
[ North ]
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Suzuka Granite
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[ South ]

Biwako caldera
[ Young ]
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Biwako Ring Complex
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Koto Rhyolites
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[ Old ]

Sanyo Belt (Shiga)
[ Upper ]
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Biwako caldera
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Hanase - Bessho - Hanasetoge pass, Sakyo ward, Kyoto city, Kyoto pref.

Kimura et al. (2001) Geology of the Kitakomatsu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 102p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
Kimura et al. (1998) Geology of the Kyoto-Tohokubu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 89p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)