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Norikura volcano

Invalid synonym: Norikura volcano group

• Volcanic rocks
• Composite stratovolcano
• middle Pleistocene - Holocene

• Lithofacies: Hypersthene augite andesite

• Volume (Present): ca. 15 km³
• Eruptive volume: ca. 26 km³
• Thickness: 600 - 700 m

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

• Distribution: Nagano pref. - 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.)
• Isomi and Nozawa (1957) Funatsu, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 43p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)