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Hinotani Formation

Invalid synonym: Hinotani Volcanic Conglomerate Member

• Volcanic rocks
• Cretaceous

• Lithofacies: Dacite - Rhyolite volcanic conglomerate, Tuff breccia
• Lithofacies (Minor): Rhyolite tuff

• Thickness: ca. 8.5 - 30 m
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Samondake Unit)

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

• Distribution: Hinotani valley, Ono city, Fukui pref.

• Wakita (1984) Geology of the Hachiman District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 89p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)
• Kawai (1964) Neo, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 66p. (in Japanese with English abstract 12p.)
• Kawai et al. (1957) Arashimadake, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 110p. (in Japanese with English abstract 13p.)