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Biwako caldera

Invalid synonym: Biwako cauldron

• Type locality: Lake Biwako, Shiga prefecture
• Volcanic rocks
• Cretaceous

• Distribution (Major axis): ca. 60 km
• Distribution (Minor axis): ca. 40 km

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

• Distribution: Lake Biwako, Shiga pref.

• Wakita et al. (2013) Geology of the Kyoto-Tonambu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 124p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)