Shikinami Alternation of Sandstone and Mudstone Member

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Shikinami Alternation of Sandstone and Mudstone Member (Imai et al., 1966) Sumi et al., 1989

Type locality: Shikinami, Hodatsushimizu city, Hakui county, Ishikawa prefecture
Coherent formation
middle - late Miocene

Lithofacies: Interbedded sandstone and mudstone, Sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Tuff

Thickness: ca. 250 - 350 m or thicker
Lower limit: Interfingered (Hijirikawa Mudstone Member)

Otogawa Formation (Shio, Ishikawa pref.)
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Shikinami Alternation of Sandstone and Mudstone Member
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Hijirikawa Mudstone Member
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Ogume Sandstone Member
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Kuzuba Alternation Member
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Otogawa Formation (Oshimizu, Ishikawa pref.)
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Shikinami Alternation of Sandstone and Mudstone Member
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Minamiyoshida Alternation of Mudstone and Sandstone Member
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Ogume Sandstone Member
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Kuwanoinkosen Alternation of Sandstone and Mudstone Member
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Iwaodaki Tuffaceous Sandstone Member
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Tonami Group
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Mita Formation
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Otogawa Formation
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Tenguyama Formation
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Shikinami - Hijirikawa, Hodatsushimizu city, Hakui county, Ishikawa pref.
Fossils: Sponges (Makiyama sp.)

Sumi et al. (1989) Geology of the Isurugi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 118p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)
Imai et al. (1966) Geology of the Ochigata and Abugashima District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 67p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)