Core cordierite granite

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Core cordierite granite

Type locality: Yakushima island, Kagoshima prefecture
Plutonic rocks
Intruded in: Main facies

Lithofacies: Cordierite-bearing two mica granodiorite

Yakushima Granite
[ Young ]
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Core cordierite granite
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Core granodiorite (Yoshida Granodiorite)
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Marginal facies (Aikodake Granite)
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Main facies (Miyanoura Granite)
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[ Old ]

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

Distribution: Yakushima island, Kagoshima pref.

Anma et al. (2014) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.120, Supplement, pp.101-125 DOI