Etajima Granodiorite

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Etajima Granodiorite Matsuura et al., 1999

Type locality: Tsukumo, Etajima city, Hiroshima prefecture
Plutonic rocks
Late Cretaceous
Intruded by: Kure Granite, Granite porphyry dikes, Felsic rock dikes
Intruded in: Kuga Group

Lithofacies: Biotite granodiorite

Distribution (East - West): ca. 6 km
Distribution (South - North): ca. 3.5 km or more

Hiroshima Granites (Etajima, Hiroshima pref.)
[ Young ]
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Kure Granite
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Etajima Granodiorite
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Ondo Granodiorite
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[ Old ]

Sanyo Belt (Hiroshima)
[ Young ]
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Hiroshima Granites
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[ Old ]

------ Transitional, ~~~~~~ Intrusive, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Nishinomishima island - Tsukumo - Washibe - Nakago - Matsugahana - Nakamachi - Sozaki - Etauchi - Akizuki - Mount Hotokenoto, Etajima city, Hiroshima pref.

Matsuura et al. (1999) Geology of the Itsuku Shima District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 37p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)