Takata Sandstone Mudstone Member

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Takata Sandstone Mudstone Member

Coherent formation
Miocene

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Lithofacies: Interbedded mudstone and sandstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Lignite

Thickness: 300 m

Takakura Formation
[ Upper ]
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Takata Sandstone Mudstone Member
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Ozawa Sandstone Mudstone Member
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[ Lower ]

Katsuta Group
[ Upper ]
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Takakura Formation
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Yoshino Formation
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Uetsuki Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Okayama pref.
Fossils: Plant fragments, Foraminifera (Operculina complanata japonica)

Kawai (1957) Tsuyama-Tobu, Explanatory Text of the Geological Map of Japan, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 63p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)