Kadogawa Andesite Member

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Kadogawa Andesite Member

Volcanic rocks
Miocene
Miocene (16 - 12 Ma; 12.2 Ma, FT; 15.9 Ma, U-Pb)

Lithofacies: Andesite - Dacite lava, Volcanic breccia

Thickness: 300 - 500 m or thicker
Upper limit: Conformity (Tsubono Formation)

Fukuhira Formation
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Kosuganuma Volcanic Breccia Member
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Gomado Tuff Breccia Member
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Hirakidani Pumice Tuff Member
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Jogahirayama Dacite Member
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Kadogawa Andesite Member
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Tokurayama Volcanic Breccia Member
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Mekka Pumiceous Tuff Member
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Orido Tuff Member
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Furukakuma Sandstone Member
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[ Lower ]

Yatsuo Group (Uozu, Toyama pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Shakusenji Formation
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Tsubono Formation
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Oiwa Tuff Member
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Fukuhira Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Fusegawa river - Tamomigawa river - Kareizawa, Kurobe city, Toyama pref.; Kurotani, Katakaigawa river - Kadokawa dam, Uozu city, Toyama pref.

Takeuchi et al. (2017) Geology of the Tomari District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 121p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)