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Kamiito Metamorphic Rocks Kano et al., 1994

• Type locality: Itogawa river, Nakagumi - Shimogumi, Kamiito, Higashiizumo town, Matsue city, Shimane prefecture
• Metamorphic rocks
• Age unknown, older than Late Cretaceous
• Intruded by: Hiyodori Granite
• Correlation: Toriyago Metamorphic Rocks

• Metamorphic facies: Contact
• Lithofacies: Amphibole hornfels
• Lithofacies (Protolith): Tuffaceous mudstone, Sandstone
• Sedimentary structures: Parallel stratification, Graded bedding

• Distribution (Width): ca. 400 m
• Distribution (Length): ca. 1.5 km
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Yakumo Volcanic Rocks)

• Distribution: Nakagumi - Shimogumi - Kanayama, Kamiito, Higashiizumo town, Matsue city, Shimane pref.
• Deposits: Hokoku mine

• Kano et al. (1994) Geology of the Matsue District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 126p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)