Takao Tuff Member

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Takao Tuff Member Itsukaichi Basin Research Group, 1981

Type locality: Akikawa river, Takao bridge, Akiruno city, Tokyo
Volcanic rocks
Miocene

Lithofacies: Tuff
Lithofacies (Minor): Siliceous mudstone, Siltstone

Thickness: ca. 220 - 500 m
Upper limit: Conformity (Ina Sandstone Member)
Lower limit: Conformity (Tateya Mudstone Member)

Akikawa Formation
[ Upper ]
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Yokosawa Sandstone and Mudstone Member
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Ina Sandstone Member
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Takao Tuff Member
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Tateya Mudstone Member
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Habu Tuff Member
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Kosho Mudstone Member
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Sajikami Conglomerate Member
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[ Lower ]

Itsukaichimachi Group
[ Upper ]
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Ajiro Formation
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Akikawa Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Akikawa river, Takao bridge, Akiruno city, Tokyo; Sannai river - Tennozawa creek, Akiruno city, Tokyo; Shiozawa, Hinode city, Nishitama county, Tokyo

Ueki and Sakai (2007) Geology of the Ome District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 189p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
Sakai (1987) Geology of the Itsukaichi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 75p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)