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Geology of Yamaguchi prefecture

Prefectural Rock: Limestone of Akiyoshidai

Minerals | Fossils | Hot springs

Geological units reported from Yamaguchi prefecture

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

Geological settings

Sediments (Quaternary - Neogene)

Sediments (Paleogene and older)

Accretionary complexes (Jurassic - Late Triassic, Late Permian)

Island arc volcanoes

Caldera complexes (Cretaceous)

Plutonic rocks (Magnetite series)

Plutonic rocks (Ilmenite series)

Low-P metamorphic rocks (Cretaceous)

High-P metamorphic rocks (Triassic)

Continental crusts

Guidebooks of geology in Yamaguchi prefecture

Sunday Geology-12 Geology of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Chigakukai ed., Tsukiji Shokan Publishing Co., Ltd., 234p. (1980), in Japanese, 1044-180092-4818

Geology guide series-15 Yamaguchi prefecture Geological guide, Yamaguchi Chigakukai ed., Corona Publishing Co., Ltd., 316p. (1984), in Japanese, ISBN4-339-07515-9 C3344

Rock Illustrated book of Yamaguchi prefecture, Yamaguchi Chigakukai ed., Daiichi Gakushusha Corporation, 224p. (1991), ISBN8040-8198-4 C1644