Horinouchi Member

Horinouchi Member Kato et al., 1989

Invalid synonym: Minamiyachi Tuff and Conglomerate Member

Type locality: Horinouchi, Hakuba city, Kitaazumi county, Nagano prefecture
Coherent formation
Pliocene
Correlation: Iwatakeyama

Sedimentary facies: Alluvial fan?
Lithofacies: Biotite rhyolite pyroclastic flow deposit, Sandy conglomerate

Thickness: 1,000 m or thicker

Miasa Formation
[ Upper ]
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Wachiba Member
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Horinouchi Member
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[ Lower ]

Omachi, Nagano pref.
[ Upper ]
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Omine Formation
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Miasa Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Horinouchi - Yachigawa river - Mikkaichiba, Hakuba city, Kitaazumi county, Nagano pref.

Kato et al. (1989) Geology of the Omachi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 111p. (in Japanese with English abstract 7p.)