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Akogi Tephra Mori, 1971

Invalid synonym: Aodani Tuff

• Type locality: Akogi, Tsu city, Mie prefecture
• Tephra
• Pliocene (4.6 Ma, FT)
• Correlation: Ohta Tephra, Otani Tephra

• Lithofacies: Sandy volcanic ash, Vitreous volcanic ash
• Sedimentary structures: Parallel stratification, Convolute lamination
• Sedimentary structures (Bottom): Graded bedding

• Thickness: 0.7 - 18 m
• Host: Kusuhara Formation, Kameyama Formation, Katada Clay Member

• Distribution: Akogi - Handa - Izumigaoka - Aotani town - Toshima - Tamon - Ubushina, Tsu city, Mie pref.; Shirakiisshiki - Hagiwara - Ege - Kamishiraki - Warabi - Futao town - Anrakugawa river, Kameyama city, Mie pref.

• Yoshida et al. (1995) Geology of the Tsu-Seibu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 136p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Yoshida (1987) Geology of the Tsu-Tobu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 72p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
• Miyamura et al. (1981) Geology of the Kameyama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 128p. (in Japanese with English abstract 9p.)