Fup -6 Tephra

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Fup-6 Tephra

Abbr.: Fup-6

Tephra
Pliocene - Pleistocene

Lithofacies: Volcanic ash
Sedimentary structures: Current ripples

Thickness: 7 cm
Host: Nishiyama Formation, Suganuma Formation

Fup Tephra
[ Upper ]
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Fup-6
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Fup-5
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Fup-4
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Fup-3
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Fup-2
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Fup-1
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[ Lower ]

------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Niigata pref.

Kobayashi et al. (1993) Geology of the Izumozaki District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 91p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)
Kobayashi et al. (1989) Geology of the Okanomachi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 112p. (in Japanese with English abstract 5p.)