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Ojizo Granite Higashimoto et al., 1985

• Plutonic rocks
• Late Cretaceous
• Intruded by: Kamagari Dike Swarms, Kurohana Basalt, Quartz porphyry dikes, Biotite rhyolite dikes, Biotite granite porphyry dikes, Diorite porphyry dikes
• Intruded in: Geiyo Formation, Haigamine Formation, Okitomo Formation

• Lithofacies: Biotite granite, Muscovite biotite granite
• Lithofacies (Minor): Hornblende-bearing biotite granodiorite

• Distribution (East - West): ca. 14 km
• Distribution (South - North): ca. 4.5 km

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

• Distribution: Shimokamagarijjima island - Kamikamagarijima island, Utsugasako - Sannose - Hotokegasaki - Hajikami - Oura, Kure city, Hiroshima pref.; Toyoshima island - Kamikurojima island - Shimokurojima island, Kure city, Hiroshima 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 (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.)