Shimagareyamaseiho Lava

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Shimagareyamaseiho Lava

Volcanic rocks
Western dome of a pair of lava domes
Pleistocene

Lithofacies: Olivine hypersthene augite andesite lava

Younger period (Mount Shimagare - Mount Tsumeta)
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Jigokudani Lava
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Shimagareyamaseiho Lava
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Maruyamahokuho Lava
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Tateshinakogen Lava
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Tsumetayama Lava
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Tsumetayama obsidian
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Yatsugatake volcano
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Younger period
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Older period
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: western part of Mount Shimagareyama, Chino city, Nagano pref.

Kawachi (1974) Geology of the Tateshinayama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 114p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)