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Kakuto Pyroclastic Flow Deposit (Arita, 1957) Aramaki, 1969

Abbr.: Kkt

Invalid synonym: Koriyama Welded Tuff

• Tephra
• Pleistocene (0.40 - 0.32 Ma)
• Correlation: Uw-26, Ikb-1

• Sedimentary facies: Pyroclastic flow
• Lithofacies: Dacite welded tuff

• Thickness: ca. 80 m
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Ito Pyroclastic Flow Deposit, Ata Pyroclastic Flow Deposit, Shiroyama Formation)
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Toge Sandstone Member, Koyamada Formation)

• Distribution: Kogashira, Inuzako town, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima pref.; Nagano, Satsuma city, Satsuma county, Kagoshima pref.; Kamitokiwa - Higashiyukimoto - Koura - Nasubida, Koriyama town, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima pref.

• Furusawa et al. (2018) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.124, no.6, pp.435-447 DOI
• 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