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MT Tephra

Abbr.: MT

• Tephra
• Pleistocene
• Correlation: UNK-9

• Lithofacies: Vitreous tephra

• Thickness: 30 - 130 cm
• Host: Ozenji Formation, Dedana Formation, Kamihoshikawa Formation, Koshiba Formation

• Distribution: Miyata town, Hodogaya ward, Yokohama city, Kanagawa pref.; Tsunashimahigashi - Nakagawa town, Kohoku ward, Yokohama city, Kanagawa pref.

• Ueki et al. (2013) Geology of the Hachioji District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 137p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Oka et al. (1984) Geology of the Tokyo-Seinambu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 148p. (in Japanese with English abstract 7p.)
• Mitsunashi and Kikuchi (1982) Geology of the Yokohama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 105p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)