Shitani Formation

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Shitani Formation Uemura et al., 1979

Type locality: Shitani - Yokoji, Yazu city, Yazu county, Tottori prefecture
High P/T metamorphic rocks
Metamorphism: early Carboniferous - Late Jurassic
Correlation: Ohara Formation?
Intruded by: Hanabara Complex, Tottori Granite

Lithofacies (Upper): Greenschist
Lithofacies (Lower): Pelitic schist
Lithofacies (Minor): Ultramafic rocks, Siliceous schist, Psammitic schist

Thickness: 700 m or thicker
Thickness (Upper): 250 - 300 m or thicker
Thickness (Lower): 250 - 400 m or thicker
Distribution: 2 x 9 km² or more

Sangun Metamorphic Belt (Sakura, Tottori pref.)
[ Upper ]
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Hatto Formation
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Chizu Formation
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Shitani Formation
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[ Lower ]

Distribution: Shitani - Yokoji - Yamashidani - Aso - Ochiai - Yoro - Tarahara, Yazu city, Yazu county, Tottori pref.; Kuruminogawa river - Tsunotanigawa river, Wakasa city, Yazu county, Tottori pref.

Uemura et al. (1979) Geology of the Wakasa District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 91p. (in Japanese with English abstract 8p.)