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Kure Granite Higashimoto et al., 1985
Invalid name: Niko Composite Dike
- Type locality: Kure city, Hiroshima prefecture
- Plutonic rocks
- Late Cretaceous (89.0 - 79.7 Ma, K-Ar)
- Correlation (Same pluton): Yasakakyo Granite
- Intruded by: Syenite dikes, Biotite granite porphyry dikes, Granodiorite porphyry dikes, Diorite porphyry dikes, Orthopyroxene clinopyroxene biotite tonalite dikes, Biotite rhyolite dikes, Biotite dacite dikes
- Intruded in: Okitomo Formation, Geiyo Formation, Takada Rhyolites, Ondo Granodiorite, Etajima Granodiorite, Haigamine Formation, Hakoshima Gabbro, Matsuyama Granodiorite
- Lithofacies: Biotite granodiorite
- Lithofacies (Minor): Hornblende-bearing biotite granodiorite, Mylonite, Pegmatite
- Sedimentary structures: Enclaves
------ Transitional, ~~~~~~ Intrusive, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown
- Distribution: Nomijima island - Okurokamishima island, Etajima city, Hiroshima pref.; Kudoshi - Ato - Nikokyo valley - Mount Mitsumine - Aga town - Mount Ozorayama - Naeshiro town - Watarigawa - Oyama town - Nabetsuchitoge pass - Mount Iwayama - Koyo - Yasuura town - Mikadoshima island - Osakishimojima island - Kurahashijima island - Kashima island - Nasakejima island - Konasakejima island - Suzukashima island - Hayamajima island - Sasakojima island - Nagashima island - Okinoshima island - Kabutojima island, Kure city, Hirosihma pref.; Ono - Itsukushima island, Hatsukaichi city, Hiroshima pref.; Mount Ishidakeyama, Higashihiroshima city, Hiroshima pref.; Ueda - Mizushiri - Koyaura, Saka city, Aki county, Hiroshima pref.; Okunoshima island, Takehara city, Hiroshima pref.; Osakikamijima city, Toyota city, Hiroshima pref.; Himekojima island, Iwakuni city, Yamaguchi pref.; Okamurajima island - Ogejima island - Omishima island, Imabari city, Ehime pref.
- Matsuura (2001) Geology of the Mitsu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 58p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)
- Matsuura et al. (1999) Geology of the Itsuku Shima District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 37p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)
- Matsuura (1997) Geology of the Kurahashi Jima and Hashira Jima District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 53p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)
- Higashimoto et al. (1985) Geology of the Kure District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 93p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)