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Moriyoshi volcano
- Type locality: Mount Moriyoshi, Kitaakita city, Akita prefecture
- Volcanic rocks
- Composite stratovolcano
- Pleistocene (1 Ma)
- Lithofacies: Clinopyroxene orthopyroxene andesite lava, Block-and-ash-flow deposit
- Lithofacies (Minor): Lahar deposit
- Moriyoshi volcano
- [ Upper ]
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- Uonoko? Lava Augite hypersthene andesite
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- Maedake? Lava Augite hypersthene andesite
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- Numanosawa? Lava Augite hypersthene-bearing andesite
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- Uttonai? Lava Hypersthene augite andesite
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- [ Lower ]
------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown
- Distribution: Mount Moriyoshi, Kitaakita city, Akita pref.
- Kano et al. (2012) Geology of the Aniai District, 2nd Edition, 1:50,000 Quadrangle Series, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 59p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)