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Nohbi Formation

Invalid synonym: Lower sandstone member of Nanyo Formation

• Coherent formation
• Pleistocene (30 - 20 ka)
• Correlation: Ohzone Formation

• Sedimentary facies: Tidal flat, Tidal river
• Lithofacies: Interbedded sands and mud
• Lithofacies (Minor): Peaty clay, vivianite spots

• Thickness: 2 - 4 m
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Nanyo Formation)

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

• Distribution: Nohbi plain, Aichi pref.
• Fossils: Corbicula sp.

• Hori et al. (2019) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.125, no.1, pp.73-85 DOI
• Makinouchi et al. (2013) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.119, no.5, pp.335-349 DOI