Kanaso explosion crater

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Kanaso explosion crater Isshiki, 1960

Volcanic rocks
Parasitic cone
Pleistocene - Holocene

Lithofacies: Volcaniclastic rocks

Distribution (Long axis, Crater): 900 m
Distribution (Short axis, Crater): 700 m
Upper limit: Unconformity (Benkenemisaki Lava)

Older parasitic cone and crater (Parasitic cone)
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Anegakata Lava
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Miogataira crater
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Nitanda crater
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Maruyama
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Daihannyayama
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Kuwanokitaira Parasitic Cone
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[ Lower ]

Older parasitic cone and crater (Explosion crater)
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Oana
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Koshikiana
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Misodoana
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Suoana
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Yamamio explosion crater
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Furumio explosion crater
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Mizutamari explosion crater
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Kanaso explosion crater
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Miike explosion crater
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[ Lower ]

Main cone
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Older parasitic cone and crater
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Main cone proper
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[ Lower ]

Miyakejima volcano
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Younger parasitic cone and crater
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Central cone
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Main cone
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: eastern flank, Miyakejima island, Tokyo

Isshiki (1960) Miyake-jima, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 85p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)