Nakano Formation

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Nakano Formation

Type locality: Nakano, Onan city, Ochi county, Shimane prefecture
Volcanic rocks
middle Eocene (ca. 40 Ma; 58, 40.6, 36.5 Ma, FT)
Intruded by: Kawamoto body, Mihara body

Lithofacies: Hornblende biotite dacite tuff

Sakurae Group
[ Upper ]
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Nakano Formation
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Takahoriyama Formation
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[ Lower ]

Tamagawa stage volcanic rocks (Shimane pref.)
[ Young ]
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Sakurae Group
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Kotani Formation
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Kawamoto Granodiorite
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Komatsuji Formation
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Toburodani Formation
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[ Old ]

Sanin Belt
[ Young ]
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Tamagawa stage volcanic rocks
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Younger Inbi stage intrusive rocks
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Older Inbi stage intrusiv rocks
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Inbi stage volcanic rocks
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Mochigase stage intrusive rocks
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Mochigase stage volcanic rocks
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[ Old ]

------ Transitional, ~~~~~~ Intrusive, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Nakano, Onan city, Ochi county, Shimane pref.

Kano et al. (2001) Geology of the Yunotsu and Gotsu District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 129p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)