Numadate Andesite

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Numadate Andesite Ozawa et al., 1979

Type locality: Numadate, Omonogawa town, Yokote city, Akita prefecture
Volcanic rocks
Miocene

Lithofacies: Pyroxene andesite tuff breccia, Volcanic breccia, Lapilli tuff
Lithofacies (Minor): Pyroxene andesite lava, Tuff, Mudstone

Thickness: 0 - 150 m

Onnagawa Formation (Asamai)
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Yokoyama Dacite / Numadate Andesite
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Main part
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Innai Tuff Member
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[ Lower ]

Asamai - Yuzawa, Akita pref.
[ Upper ]
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Onnagawa Formation
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Sugota Formation
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Hatamura Formation
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Iizawa Formation / Sarakawa Formation
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Yunosawagawa Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Numadate, Omonogawa town, Yokote city, Akita pref.; Innai, Yuzawa city, Akita pref.

Ozawa et al. (1979) Geology of the Asamai District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 53p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)