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IC Tephra

Abbr.: IC

• Type locality: Nukutani, Chikura city, Minamiboso city, Chiba prefecture
• Tephra
• Pliocene - Pleistocene
• Correlation: Ny-1

• Lithofacies (Upper): Scoria
• Lithofacies (Lower): Pumice

• Host: Kamo Formation
• Thickness (Upper): 56 cm
• Thickness (Lower): 11 cm

• Distribution: Nukutani, Chikura city, Minamiboso city, Chiba pref.

• Kawakami and Shishikura (2006) Geology of the Tateyama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 82p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)