Fup -2 Tephra

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Fup-2 Tephra

Abbr.: Fup-2

Type locality: Zegon, Kashiwazaki city, Niigata prefecture
Tephra
Pliocene - Pleistocene

Lithofacies: Pumiceous - vitreous volcanic ash
Sedimentary structures: Graded bedding

Thickness: 2 - 5 cm
Host: Nishiyama Formation, Suganuma Formation

Fup Tephra
[ Upper ]
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Fup-6
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Fup-5
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Fup-4
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Fup-3
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Fup-2
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Fup-1
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[ Lower ]

------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Zegon, Kashiwazaki city, Niigata pref.; Jorakuji, Izumozaki city, Santo county, Niigata pref.

Kobayashi et al. (1993) Geology of the Izumozaki District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 91p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)
Kobayashi et al. (1989) Geology of the Okanomachi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 112p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)