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Terauchi Formation Takizawa et al., 1984

• Coherent formation
• Pliocene
• Correlation: Sendai Formation

• Sedimentary facies: Marine
• Lithofacies: Conglomerate, Tuffaceous sandstone, Siltstone
• Lithofacies (Minor): Lignite

• Thickness: 12 - 15 m
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Terrace deposit)
• Lower limit: Unconformity

• Distribution: Terauchi, Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref.
• Fossils: Bivalves

• Takizawa et al. (1984) Geology of the Ishinomaki District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 103p. (in Japanese with English abstract 7p.)