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Shionomisaki Igneous Complex

• Volcano-plutonic complex
• Volcanic rocks
• middle Miocene (15.6 Ma, FT)
• Contemporaneous heterotopic facies: Interfingered (Kumano Group)

• Sedimentary facies: Mafic - felsic extrusive rocks, intrusive rocks
• Lithofacies (Upper): Tholeiitic basalt lava
• Lithofacies (Lower): Rhyolite, Rhyolitic pyroclastic rocks
• Lithofacies (Minor): Granophyre, Quarz porphyry

• Distribution: Cape Shionomisaki - Kii-Oshima island, Kushimoto city, Higashimuro county, Wakayama pref.

• Kawakami and Hoshi (2007) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.113, no.7, pp.296-309 DOI
• Yamashita et al. (2007) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.113, no.7, pp.340-352 DOI
• Shinjoe et al. (2007) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.113, no.7, pp.310-325 DOI