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DMP Tephra Machida and Arai, 1979

Abbr.: DMP

• Tephra
• Pleistocene (ca. 0.11 Ma)
• Correlation: Agenogi Tephra

• Lithofacies: Volcanic ash

• Source: Daisen volcano (Tottori pref., Japan)
• Host: Higher Terrace Deposits (Yuragawa river), Sashimi Formation
• Thickness: 1.8 m

• Distribution: Mikata, Ayabe city, Kyoto pref.

• Kano et al. (1998) Geology of the Taisha District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 58p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)
• Kurimoto and Makimoto (1990) Geology of the Fukuchiyama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 97p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)