Saine Member

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Saine Member

Type locality: Saine, Kamigori city, Ako county, Hyogo prefecture
Volcanic rocks
Late Cretaceous

Sedimentary facies: Pyroclastic flow deposit
Lithofacies: Rhyolite welded crystalline tuff
Sedimentary structures: Eutaxitic structure

Source: Probably north
Thickness: ca. 150 - 200 m
Distribution (Diameter): 100 km or more

Kamigorijobu Formation
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Saine Member
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Iwaki Member
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Aioi Group (Hyogo pref. - Okayama pref.)
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Ako Formation
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Tsurukamejobu Formation
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Tsurukamekabu Formation
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Kamigorijobu Formation
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Kamigorikabu Formation
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Saine - Mount Shirohatayama, Kamigori city, Ako county, Hyogo pref.

Igi and Wadatsumi (1980) Geology of the Kamigori District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 74p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)