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S₀ Tephra

Abbr.: S₀

• Tephra
• Pliocene - early Pleistocene (2.3 Ma, FT)

• Lithofacies: Biotite andesite vitreous volcanic ash

• Host: Soga Formation
• Thickness: ca. 3 - 40 m

• Distribution: Yusanji temple - Yamada, Fukuroi city, Shizuoka pref.

• Makiyama and Sakamoto (1957) Mitsuke & Kakezuka, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 43p. (in Japanese with English abstract 7p.)