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Tsunotani Formation Uemura et al., 1979

• Type locality: Tsunotanigawa river, Wakasa city, Yazu county, Tottori prefecture
• Accretionary complex
• Unmetamorphosed part of Sangun Metamorphic Belt
• late Paleozoic?
• Intruded by: Dolerite sills, Hanabara Complex, Tottori Granite

• Sedimentary facies: Marine
• Metamorphic facies: Prehnite-Pumpellyite
• Metamorphic facies: Contact (Granitic rocks)
• Lithofacies: Mudstone, Sandstone
• Lithofacies (Minor): Chert, Limestone, Basalt lava

• Thickness: 1,000 m or thicker
• Distribution (East - West): ca. 17 km
• Distribution (South - North): 2 - 4 km
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Koge Conglomerate Member, Kawabara Volcanic Member)

• Distribution: Tsunotanigawa river - Hattogawa river, Wakasa city, Yazu county, Tottori pref.

• Uemura et al. (1979) Geology of the Wakasa District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 91p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)