Sasugawa Granodiorite

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Sasugawa Granodiorite

Plutonic rocks
Cretaceus
Intruded by: Shimokuhara Granite, Nakayamagawa Complex, Nishinagano Quartz Porphyry Dike Swarms

Lithofacies: Hornblende-bearing biotite Granodiorite
Structures: Foliated

Younger Ryoke Granitoids (western Iwakuni, Yamaguchi pref.)
[ Young ]
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Sasugawa Granodiorite
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Soo Granodiorite
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Namera Granite
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Kibe Granite
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[ Old ]

Ryoke Belt
[ Young ]
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Ryoke Metamorphic Rocks
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Younger Ryoke Granitoids
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Older Ryoke Granitoids
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[ Old ]

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

Distribution: Sasugawa - Yoda, Iwakuni city, Yamaguchi pref.

Higashimoto et al. (1983) Geology of the Iwakuni District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 79p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)