A III

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A III

Volcano
Volcanic rocks
Miocene

Lithofacies: Pyroxene andesite
Lithofacies: Lava, Tuff breccia, Lapilli tuff

Thickness: 500 - 750 m
Upper limit: Conformity (A IV)
Lower limit: Conformity (A I, A II, Fuyube Formation)

Tappi Volcanic Rocks
[ Upper ]
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A IV
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A III
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A II
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A I
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Aoiwa, Kodomari, Nakadomari city, Kitatsugaru county, Aomori pref.

Tsushima and Uemura (1959) Kodomari, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 45p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
Ota et al. (1957) Mimmaya, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 30p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)