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Geology of Shimane prefecture

Prefectural Rock: Kimachi-ishi (Tuffeceous sandstone) of Matsue city

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Geological units reported from Shimane prefecture

A list of stratigraphic units and igneous bodies reported in Shimane prefecture, Chugoku region, Honshu island, Japan

Geological settings

Sediments (Quaternary - Neogene)

Accretionary complexes (Jurassic - Late Triassic, Late Permian)

Island arc volcanoes

Caldera complexes (Quaternary, Neogene, Paleogene, Cretaceous)

Plutonic rocks (Magnetite series)

Plutonic rocks (Ilmenite series)

High-P metamorphic rocks (Triassic)

Continental crusts

Guidebooks of geology in Shimane prefecture

Sanin Geology Hiking, Masahiro Okubo ed., Tatara Shobo, 128p. (1976), in Japanese

Revised Sanin Geology Hiking, Masahiro Okubo ed., Tatara Shobo, 149p. (1980), in Japanese

Sequel Sanin Geology Hiking, Chigaku Dantai Kenkyukai Sanin-shibu ed., Tatara Shobo, 219p. (1983), in Japanese

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