Uguigawa Welded Tuff

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Uguigawa Welded Tuff Yamada et al., 1971

Type locality: Uguigawa river, Otaki city, Kiso county, Nagano prefecture
Volcanic rocks
Caldera
Late Cretaceous - Paleogene

Lithofacies: Rhyolite welded tuff
Structures: Eutaxitic

Thickness: ca. 200 - 500 m
Upper limit: Unconformity (Shirakawa Formation, Kurosawa Breccia, Setogawa Welded Tuff)
Lower limit: Transitional (Mayumitoge Welded Tuff), Unconformity (Takadaru Welded Tuff)

Sequence IV (central Mikkaichi, Gifu pref.)
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Akadani Welded Tuff
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Tsumetadani Formation
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Sequence IV (eastern Mikkaichi, Gifu pref.)
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Genjidake Welded Tuff
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Mikkamachi Formtion
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Sequence IV (Takayama, Gifu pref.)
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Kuzogawa Welded Tuff
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Aoya Tuff
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Sequence IV (Southern area)
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Uguigawa Welded Tuff
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Mayumitoge Welded Tuff
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Takadaru Welded Tuff
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Atera Formation
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[ Lower ]

Nohi Rhyolites
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Sequence VI
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Sequence V
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Sequence IV
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Sequence III
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Sequence II
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Sequence I
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Uguigawa river - Korigase - Tsuchiurazawa creek - Otakigawa river, Otaki city, Kiso county, Nagano pref.; Mount Tochiwakayama - Sawaradani valley, Gero city, Gifu pref.

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