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Yamada Tephra

• Tephra
• Pleistocene
• Correlation: Nijigaoka II

• Lithofacies: Volcanic ash

• Host: Minamisho Clays Member, Ma 2, Kori Formation, Lower part of Osaka Group

• Distribution: Minamisho, Otsu city, Shiga pref.; Senri hills, Osaka pref.

• Miyachi et al. (2001) Geology of the Osaka-Tohokubu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 130p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Ozaki et al. (2000) Geology of the Nara District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 162p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
• Ishida et al. (1984) Geology of the Hikone-Seibu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 121p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Huzita and Kasama (1982) Geology of the Osaka-Seihokubu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 112p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)