Katano Granite

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Katano Granite Iguchi and Tainosho, 1999

Type locality: Mount Katanoyama, Katano city, Osaka prefecture
Plutonic rocks
Late Cretaceus (82.0 Ma, U-Pb, 87.0 Ma, SHRIMP; 72.5 Ma, K-Ar)
Transitional: Tomio Granite, Narukawa Granite
Intruded by: Shijonawate Granodiorite, Tsuda Granite, Hozanji Andesite
Intruded in: Ishikiri Tonlite, Kisaichi Granite, Tenno Granite

Lithofacies: Hornblende-bearing biotite granite

Distribution (Northern body, East - West): 2.5 km
Distribution (Northern body, South - North): 5 km
Upper limit: Unconformity (Osaka Group)

Younger Ryoke Granitoids (Kyotanabe, Kyoto pref.)
[ Young ]
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Taike Granite
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Katano Granite
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[ Old ]

Younger Ryoke Granitoids (Ikoma, Nara pref. - Osaka pref.)
[ Young ]
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Tsuda Granite
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Shijonawate Granodiorite
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Katano Granite
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Tomio Granite
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Tenno Granite
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Kisaichi Granite
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Ishikiri Tonalite
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[ Old ]

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: Mount Katanoyama, Katano city, Osaka pref.; Shijonawate city, Osaka pref.; Ikoma city - Nara city, Nara pref.; Fugenji, Kyotanabe city, Kyoto pref.

Miyachi et al. (2001) Geology of the Osaka-Tohokubu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 130p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
Ozaki et al. (2000) Geology of the Nara District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 162p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)