Tajiri Granite

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Tajiri Granite

Plutonic rocks
Late Cretaceus (88.9 Ma, K-Ar)
Intruded by: Nakayamagawa Complex
Intruded in: Gamano Granodiorite

Lithofacies: Muscovite biotite granite
Structures: Foliated

Older Ryoke Granitoids (Iwakuni-Yanai, Yamaguchi pref.)
[ Young ]
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Tengadake Migmatite
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Tajiri Granite
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Gamano Granodiorite
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Obatake Granodiorite
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[ Old ]

Ryoke Belt
[ Young ]
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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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[ Old ]

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

Distribution: Ikachi - Kurokui - Osako, Yanai city, Yamaguchi pref.; Tajiri - Kuninaga - Tsuzu, Iwakuni city, Yamaguchi pref.

Higashimoto et al. (1983) Geology of the Iwakuni District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 79p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)