Kamejiri Basalts

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Kamejiri Basalts

Volcanic rocks
Pliocene

Lithofacies (Upper): Augite olivine basalt lava
Lithofacies (Lower): Augite olivine dolerite lava

Thickness (Upper): ca. 90 m
Thickness (Lower): 70 m or thinner

northern Kurayoshi, Tottori pref.
[ Upper ]
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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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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Yoshikawa, Aoya town, Tottori city, Tottori pref.; Kobama, Tomari city, Tohaku county, 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.)