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Aso volcano

• Type locality: Kumamoto prefecture
• Volcanic rocks
• Miocene - Present (6.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
• Lithofacies: Andesite, Dacite, Rhyolite
• Lithofacies (Minor): Basalt

• South-North: ca. 25 km
• East-West: ca. 18 km
• Area: ca. 380 km²

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• Distribution: Kumamoto pref.

• Miyoshi et al. (2009) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.115, no.12, pp.672-687 DOI
• Furukawa et al. (2009) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.115, no.12, pp.658-671 DOI
• Takagi et al. (2007) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.113, no.1, pp.1-14 DOI