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Yumoto Travertine (Chitani, 1925) Shikano et al., 2011

Invalid synonym: Yumoto calcareous sinter

• Type locality: Yumoto hot spring, Akita prefecture
• Coherent formation
• Hot spring deposit
• late Pleistocene - Holocene (30 - 5 ka)

• Sedimentary facies: Lacustrine
• Lithofacies: Calcareous sinter (Travertine)

• Distribution: Yumoto hot spring, Akita pref.
• Fossils: Plants, family Enidae

• Kano et al. (2011) Geology of the Toga and Funakawa District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 127p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)