Ondo Granodiorite

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Ondo Granodiorite Higashimoto et al., 1985

Type locality: Ondo - Tahara, Kure city, Hiroshima prefecture
Plutonic rocks
Late Cretaceous
Intruded by: Kure Granite, Syenite dikes, Granite porphyry dikes, Felsic rock dikes, Diorite porphyry dikes

Lithofacies: Hornblende biotite granodiorite
Lithofacies (Minor): Biotite granite, Aplite

Distribution (East - West): ca. 5 km, 7 km
Distribution (South - North): ca. 2 km, 4 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 ]

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: Ondo - Tahara - Hatami, Kure city, Hiroshima pref.; Nishinomishima island - Higashinomishima island - Hatake - Fukae - Fujiwaki - Okadaio - Obure - Kanokawa - Ohara, 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.)
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.)