Sugenoshiri Tuff Breccia

[ Top ] [ Japanese ]

Sugenoshiri Tuff Breccia

Volcanic rocks
Pleistocene

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Lithofacies: Andesitic tuff breccia - tuff, Pumiceous tuff
Lithofacies (Minor): Agglutinates, Volcanic conglomerate, Sandstone, Mudstone

Hiuchidake volcano
[ Upper ]
--------------
Upper Hiuchidake Lava
--------------
Lower Hiuchidake Lava
--------------
Okawajiri Lava
--------------
Sugenoshiri Tuff Breccia
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[ Lower ]

Mount Kuromori
[ Upper ]
?--?--?--?--?-
Kuromoriyama Lava
?--?--?--?--?-
[ Lower ]

------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Mount Hiuchidake, Shimokita peninsula, Aomori pref.

Uemura and Saito (1957) Ohata, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 31p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)