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Minogo Tephra

• Tephra
• Pliocene - Pleistocene

• Lithofacies: Volcanic ash

• Thickness: 5 cm
• Host: Asagarano Sands Member

• Distribution: Gokenchaya, Konan city, Shiga pref.; Asagarano - Minogo, Ritto city, Shiga pref.; Shibahara town, Otsu city, Shiga pref.

• Wakita et al. (2013) Geology of the Kyoto-Tonambu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 124p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)
• Nakano et al. (2003) Geology of the Minakuchi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 83p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)