Hachimori Andesite

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Hachimori Andesite Tsuchiya, 1989

Volcanic rocks
Submarine volcanic edifice
Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Augite hypersthene andesite, Olivine augite andesite lava, Tuff breccia (Hyaloclastite), Lapilli tuff
Lithofacies (Minor): Dacite lava, Andesite conglomerate, Tuffaceous sandstone

Thickness: 0 - ca. 800 m
Thickness (A flow unit): Several - Tens m
Upper limit: Interfingered (Main part)
Lower limit: Conformity (Omatagawa Mudstone Member), Interfingered (Main part)

Aosawa Formation (Shonai)
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Junitaki Acid Volcanic Rock
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Taizoyama Andesite
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Lower part
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[ Lower ]

Aosawa Formation (Shinjo)
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Hachimori Andesite
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Omatagawa Mudstone Member
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[ Lower ]

Kisakata - Yashima, Akita pref.
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Onnagawa Formation
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Aosawa Formation
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Yashiozawakawa Formation
?--?--?--?--?-
[ Lower ]

Shinjo basin, Yamagata pref.
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Furukuchi Formation
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Kusanagi Formation
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Aosawa Formation
?--?--?--?--?-
[ Lower ]

Sakata - Tsuruoka, Yamagata pref.
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Kitamata Formation
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Kusanagi Formation
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Aosawa Formation
?--?--?--?--?-
[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Hachimori - Nishikawa river - Mount Benkei - Nakanomata river, Sakata city, Yamagata pref.

Tsuchiya (1989) Geology of the Osawa District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 85p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)