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Higashijo Volcanics Kato and Akahane, 1986

• Type locality: 750 - 850 m elevation of Kiyotaki, Matsushiro town, Nagano city, Nagano prefecture
• Volcanic rocks
• Pliocene

• Lithofacies: Hypersthene augite andesite lava
• Lithofacies (Basal, Minor): Tuff breccia

• Thickness: ca. 80 m
• Source: Mount Kimyosan
• Upper limit: Conformity (Amakazariyama Volcanics)
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Kiyotaki Volcanics)

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

• Distribution: 750 - 850 m above sea level of Kiyotaki, Matsushiro town, Nagano city, Nagano pref.; southern flank of Mount Kimyosan - flank of Mount Amakazari, 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.)