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Ito Pyroclastic Flow Deposit (Sawamura, 1956) Aramaki, 1964

Abbr.: A-Ito

Invalid synonym: Ito Pumice Flow Deposit

• Volcanic rocks
• Pleistocene (ca. 29 cal ka BP, ¹⁴C)
• Correlation: Aira-Tn Tephra

• Sedimentary facies: Pyroclastic flow
• Lithofacies: Pumiceous tuff

• Thickness: ca. 50 m
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Kakuto Pyroclastic Flow Deposit)

• Distribution: Nagano, Satsuma city, Satsuma county, Kagoshima pref.; Mount Yae, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima pref.

• Hikichi and Yamaji (2008) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.114, no.10, pp.540-545 DOI
• Uchimura et al. (2007) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.113, no.3, pp.95-112 DOI