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Kn-1 Tephra

Abbr.: Kn-1

• Tephra
• middle Miocene (ca. 15 Ma, FT)
• Correlation: Kbi, J3, Muro Pyroclastic Flow Deposit?

• Lithofacies: Volcanic ash turbidite
• Sedimentary structures: Graded bedding

• Thickness: ca. 6 m
• Host: Kinone Formation

• Distribution: Kawadani - Kanigawa, Kamogawa city, Chiba pref.

• Danhara et al. (2007) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.113, no.7, pp.384-389 DOI