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Amakazariyama Volcanics Kato and Akahane, 1986

• Type locality: 850 - 920 m elevation of Kiyotaki, Matsushiro town, Nagano city, Nagano prefecture
• Volcanic rocks
• Pliocene

• Lithofacies: Augite hypersthene andesite lava
• Lithofacies (Lower): Tuff breccia

• Thickness: 150 m or thicker
• Thickness (Lower): 20 - 30 m
• Source: Mount Kimyosan
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Kimyo Volcanics)
• Lower limit: Conformity (Kiyotaki Volcanics, Higashijo Volcanics)

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

• Distribution: 850 - 920 m above sea level of Kiyotaki, Matsushiro town, Nagano city, Nagano pref.; northwestern flank of Mount Kimyosan, Nagano city, Nagano pref.

• Kato and Akahane (1986) Geology of the Nagano District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 120p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)