Takadaru Welded Tuff

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Takadaru Welded Tuff Yamada et al., 1971

Type locality: Takadarudani valley, Tsukechigawa river, Kashimo, Nakatsugawa city, Gifu prefecture
Volcanic rocks
Caldera
Late Cretaceous - Paleogene
Intruded by: Tochiharatani Granodiorite Porphyry, Hornblende porphyry, Biotite dacite

Lithofacies: Rhyolite welded tuff (more than 2 flow units)
Lithofacies (Clastic rocks): Conglomerate, Pumice tuff, Sandstone, Mudstone
Structures: Eutaxitic

Thickness: ca. 700 - 1,000 m
Thickness (Clastic rocks): ca. 10 - 20 m
Upper limit: Unconformity (Uguigawa Welded Tuff)
Lower limit: Conformity (Atera Formation), Unconformity (Higashimata-Funayama Welded Tuff, Sawando Complex)

Sequence IV (central Mikkaichi, Gifu pref.)
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Akadani Welded Tuff
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Tsumetadani Formation
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Sequence IV (eastern Mikkaichi, Gifu pref.)
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Genjidake Welded Tuff
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Mikkamachi Formtion
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[ Lower ]

Sequence IV (Takayama, Gifu pref.)
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Kuzogawa Welded Tuff
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Aoya Tuff
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Sequence IV (Southern area)
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Uguigawa Welded Tuff
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Mayumitoge Welded Tuff
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Takadaru Welded Tuff
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Atera Formation
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[ Lower ]

Nohi Rhyolites
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Sequence VI
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Sequence V
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Sequence IV
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Sequence III
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Sequence II
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Sequence I
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Takadarudani valley, Tsukechigawa river, Kashimo, Nakatsugawa city, Gifu pref.

Yamada and Kobayashi (1988) Geology of the Ontakesan District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 136p. (in Japanese with English abstract 9p.)
Kawada et al. (1988) Geology of the Hagiwara District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 82p. (in Japanese with English abstract 10p.)
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.)