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Kurohime volcano

• Volcanic rocks
• Multiple stratovolcano
• Pleistocene (ca. 0.25 - 9 ka)

• Sedimentary facies: Lava flow, Pyroclastic deposits, Pyroclastic flow deposit (Block-and-ash flow)
• Sedimentary facies (Minor): Debris avalanche deposit, Pumiceous pyroclastic flow deposit
• Lithofacies: Pyroxene andesite
• Lithofacies (Minor): Basalt, Hornblende dacite

• Height: ca. 1,200 m
• Distribution (Diameter): ca. 7.2 km²
• Distribution: ca. 70 km²
• Volume: ca. 15 km³

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

• Distribution: Nagano pref.

• Nagamori et al. (2003) Geology of the Togakushi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 109p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)