Nishino Body

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Nishino Body

Volcanic rocks
Pliocene (2.53 Ma, K-Ar)

Lithofacies: Hypersthene augite andesite, Hypersthene augite hornblende andesite lava
Lithofacies (Minor): Tuff breccia, Lapilli tuff, Pumice tuff, Sands, Rounded gravels
Sedimentary structures: Parallel stratification

Thickness: 170 m
Thickness (A unit): ca. 30 m

Jizotoge Volcanic Rocks
[ North ]
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Nomugitoge Volcanic Rocks
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Nishino Body
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Okumine Body
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Jizotoge Body
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Saichigo Body
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[ South ]

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

Distribution: Nishinotoge pass - Okejitta skii field, Kiso city, Kiso county, Nagano pref.

Takeuchi et al. (1998) Geology of the Kiso-Fukushima District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 94p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)