Anausi Conglomerate Member

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Anausi Conglomerate Member (Otuka, 1934) Chinzei, 1958

Invalid synonym: Anausi Sands

Type locality: Anaushi bridge, Ninohe city, Iwate prefecture
Coherent formation
middle Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Basal conglomerate
Water temperature: Cold ocean current (Shellfishes)
Lithofacies: Conglomerate, Gravelly sandstone, Sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Siltstone
Sedimentary structures: Trough cross stratification

Upper limit: Transitional (Itukamati Sandstone Member)

Suenomatuyama Formation
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Mainosawa Sandstone Member
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Aikawa Volcanic Rock Member / Nakuidake Volcanic Rock Member
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Itukamati Sandstone Member
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Anausi Conglomerate Member
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[ Lower ]

Shiratorigawa Group
[ Upper ]
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Suenomatuyama Formation
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Kadonosawa Formation
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Yotsuyaku Formation
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[ Lower ]

------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Anaushi bridge, Ninohe city, Iwate pref.; Mabechi river, Ninohe city, Iwate pref.; Namiuchi pass - Narayama - Saihoji, Ichinohe city, Ninohe county, Iwate pref.
Fossils: Whales (family Kentriodontidae)
Fossils (Shiobara-Yama fauna): famiy Pectinidae

Tuzino et al. (2018) Geology of the Ichinohe District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 161p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)