Hachibuseyama Platy Andesites

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Hachibuseyama Platy Andesites

Volcanic rocks
Pliocene

Lithofacies: Augite hypersthene andesite lava, Hypersthene andesite lava
Lithofacies (Minor): Andesite tuff breccia
Sedimentary structures: Platy joints

Thickness: 170 - 250 m

northern Kurayoshi, Tottori pref.
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Mikammuriyama Andesites
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Hachibuseyama Platy Andesites
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Kamejiri Basalts
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Dakyoji Gravel Bed
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Kurayoshi, Tottori pref.
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Tawara Platy Andesites
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Mitokusan Andesites
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Hachibuseyama Platy Andesites
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Sakamoto Andesites
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Dakyoji Gravel Bed
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Kurayoshi city, Tottori pref.; Mount Hachibuseyama, Yurihama city, Tohaku county, Tottori pref.; Hasshoji, Aoya town, Tottori city, Tottori pref.

Murayama and Ozawa (1961) Aoya & Kurayoshi, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 71p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)