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Kyogamisaki Andesite

This formation had been a member of Tango Formation but was separated because this shows Pliocene age.

• Type locality: Cape Kyogamisaki, Sodeshi, Tango village, Kyotango city, Kyoto prefecture
• Volcanic rocks
• Pliocene (3.76 Ma, K-Ar)

• Lithofacies: Biotite hornblende andesite

• Lower limit: Unconformity? (Norihara Dacite Member, Ine Group)

• Distribution: Cape Kyogamisaki, Sodeshi, Tango village, Kyotango city, Kyoto pref.; Ine city, Yosa county, Kyoto pref.

• Sakiyama et al. (2012) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.118, Supplement, pp.1-20 DOI
• Utada (2008) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.114, no.5, pp.231-245 DOI