Nigata Granodiorite

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Nigata Granodiorite

Plutonic rocks
Late Cretaceous
Intruded by: Granite porphyry dikes
Intruded in: Geiyo Formation, Takada Rhyolites

Lithofacies: Granodiorite
Lithofacies (Minor): Granite

Distribution (East - West): 7 km
Distribution (South - North): 5 km

Hiroshima Granites (Kure, Hiroshima pref.)
[ Young ]
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Kure Granite
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Nigata Granodiorite
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Ondo Granodiorite
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Miyazakari Granite
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Ojizo Granite
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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: Nigata - Mount Yoshimatsuyama - Mount Ogakeyama - Yokoro, Kure city, Hiroshima pref.

Higashimoto et al. (1985) Geology of the Kure District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 93p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)