Central cone

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Central cone

Type locality: Mount Tashiro, Akita prefecture
Lava dome
Volcanic rocks
Pleistocene

Lithofacies: Hypersthene series
Lithofacies: Oxyhornblende-bearing hypersthene augite andesite
Lithofacies: Lava

Tashirodake volcano
[ Upper ]
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Itazawa Lahar deposit
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Hiratakizawa Lahar deposit
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Central cone
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Main body
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Older stratovolcano
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Mount Tashiro, Akita pref.
Distribution: Misonai creek, Tashiro, Kuzowara, Odate city, Akita pref.

Sumi et al. (1962) Dairakozan, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 51p. (in Japanese with English abstract 7p.)