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Engoji Volcanic Rocks

• Volcanic rocks
• Miocene
• Intruded by: Basalt dikes, Andesite? dikes

• Lithofacies: Felsic pumice tuff, Tuff, Tuff breccia, Lapilli tuff, Andesite lava
• Lithofacies (Minor): Mafic scoria tuff, Tuff, Tuff breccia, Lapilli tuff, Mudstone

• Lower limit: Unconformity (Granite)

• Distribution: Kakuji - Maniji temple - Mount Kyushozan - Lake Tanegaike - Engoji, Tottori city, Tottori pref.

• Murayama et al. (1963) Tottorihokubu & Tottorinambu, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 66p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)