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Shimonohara Granodiorite (Isomi and Nozawa, 1957) Yamada et al., 1985

Invalid synonym: Shimonohara Quartz Diorite

• Plutonic rocks
• Late Cretaceous (88 Ma, K-Ar)
• Intruded in: Dayoshi Formation

• Lithofacies: Hornblende-bearing biotite granodiorite

• Distribution (Major axis): ca. 700 m
• Distribution (Minor axis): ca. 450 m

• Distribution: Shioyazaka - Shimonohara - Shimonoharadani valley - Kohachigagawa river - Hatahoko, Nyukawa town, Takayama city, Gifu pref.

• Yamada et al. (1985) Geology of the Takayama District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 111p. (in Japanese with English abstract 9p.)