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Ag-MzP8 Tephra (Moriya, 1968) Suzuki, 1990

Abbr.: Ag-MzP8

Invalid synonym: P8

• Tephra
• Pleistocene (ca. 130 ka)
• Correlation: Tanashita Pumice Flow Deposit

• Lithofacies: Volcanic ash

• Source: Akagi volcano
• Mode of eruption: Plinian
• Host: Kanuma Terrace Deposit, Kioroshi Formation
• Thickness: 10 cm or thinner

• Distribution: Kurokawa river - Namekawa river - Sugatagawa river, Kanuma city, Tochigi pref.; Myojin, Nikko city, Tochigi pref.; Mibu city, Shimotsuga county, Tochigi pref.

• Ito et al. (2022) Geology of the Kiryu and Ashikaga District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 101p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)
• Yoshikawa et al. (2010) Geology of the Utsunomiya District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 79p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)