Moshi Welded Tuff

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Moshi Welded Tuff Kurimoto et al., 1993

Type locality: Mount Atagoyama, Moshi, Mita city, Hyogo prefecture
Volcanic rocks
Late Cretaceous
Correlation: lower Hiraki Welded Tuff, Sakaino Formation, Tanjosan Tuff Breccia

Lithofacies: Biotite rhyolite welded tuff

Thickness: ca. 300 m
Distribution (East - West): ca. 4.5 km
Distribution (South - North): ca. 2 km
Upper limit: Abut unconformity (Sasori Tuff Breccia)
Lower limit: Unconformity (Furuichi Complex)

Arima Group (Sanda, Hyogo pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Sasori Tuff Breccia
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Moshi Welded Tuff
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Mount Atagoyama - Mount Mikunigatake, Moshi, Sanda city, Hyogo pref.

Kurimoto et al. (1993) Geology of the Sasayama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 93p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)