Gongenike volcano

Volcanic rocks
late Pleistocene - Holocene

Lithofacies: Two-pyroxene andesite
Lithofacies (Minor): Hypersthene dacite, Two-pyroxene hornblende andesite

Source: in the vicinity of Gongenike crater
Volume (Present): 0.63 km³

Gongenike volcano
[ Upper ]
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Shinki Tephra
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Iwaidani Lava
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Byobudake Pyroclastic Rocks
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Kengamine Lava
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Hiragane Lava
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Danahigashidani Lava
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Kuraigahara Lava
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[ Lower ]

Later stage
[ Upper ]
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Gongenike volcano
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Ebisu volcano
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Yotsudake volcano
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[ Lower ]

Norikura volcano
[ Younger ]
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Later stage
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Older stage
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[ Older ]

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

Distribution: Lake Gongenike, Iwaidani, Nyukawa town, Takayama city, Gifu pref.

Nakano et al. (1995) Geology of the Norikuradake District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 139p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)
Harayama (1990) Geology of the Kamikochi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 175p. (in Japanese with English abstract 11p.)
Yamada et al. (1985) Geology of the Takayama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 111p. (in Japanese with English abstract 9p.)