Andesite-basalt lava and Pyroclastic Rocks Member

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Andesite-basalt Lava and Pyroclastic Rocks Member

Volcanic rocks
Early Cretaceous

Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
Lithofacies: Pyroxene andesite pyroclastic rocks, Lava, Dykes, Basalt lava, Pyroclastic rocks, Dykes
Sedimentary structures: Graded bedding

Thickness: 1,500 m or thicker

Andesite-basalt Lava and Pyroclastic Rocks Member
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Nagizawa Andesite Dykes
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[ Lower ]

Niitsuki Formation
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Andesite-basalt Lava and Pyroclastic Rocks Member
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Andesitic Pyroclastic Rock Member
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[ Lower ]

Kesennuma, Miyagi pref.
[ Upper ]
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Yokonuma Formation
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Kanaigaura Formation
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Niitsuki Formation
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Nagasaki Formation
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Isokusa Formation
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Mount Takarasakai? - Mount Kimigahana, Daito town, Ichinoseki city, Iwate pref.; Nagi creek - Mount Shindate, Murone town, Ichinoseki city, Iwate pref.; Nakatani pass - Sadomaki pass, Ichinoseki city, Iwate pref.

Takeuchi and Mikoshiba (2002) Geology of the Senmaya District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 76p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)