Lower Shingu Sandstone and Conglomerate Member

Lower Shingu Sandstone and Conglomerate Member (Ikebe, 1949) Sumi et al., 1989

Invalid synonym: Shingu Sandstone Member

Type locality: Shingu river, Shio - Oiwake pass, Hodatsushimizu city, Hakui county, Ishikawa prefecture
Coherent formation
Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Shallow marine, Fluvial
Lithofacies: Sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Conglomerate, Gravel-bearing sandstone, Mudstone, Tuff

Thickness: 300 - 600 m
Upper limit: Conformity (Sogo Alternation of Tuffaceous Sandstone and Mudstone Member)
Lower limit: Unconformity

Yatsuo Group (Mount Hodatsuan, Ishikawa pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Sengoku Mudstone Member
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Kono Sandstone Member
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Goi Mudstone Member
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Sogo Alternation of Tuffaceous Sandstone and Mudstone Member
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Lower Shingu Sandstone and Conglomerate Member
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Shio - Shimokawai - Oyama, Hodatsushimizu city Hakui county, Ishikawa pref.; Oiwake pass, Oshimizu, Hodatsushimizu city, Hakui county, Ishikawa pref.; Kinokubo, Tsubata city, Kahoku county, Ishikawa pref.
Fossils (Shellfishes): Anadara sp., Cardidae, Lucinoma 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.)