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Hu-TG Tephra Suzuki, 1992

Abbr. Hu-TG, TG

• Tephra
• middle Pleistocene (130 ka)

• Lithofacies: Volcanic ash

• Source: Hiuchigatake volcano (Fukushima pref.)
• Host: Kanbara Group, Tsukabara Formation
• Mode of eruption: Plinian
• Thickness: 8 - 20 cm

• Distribution: Niigata pref.; Shirakawa city - Korikawa city, Fukushima pref.

• Kamoi et al. (2016) Geology of the Niigata and Uchino District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 90p. (in Japanese with English abstract 2p.)
• Kubo et al. (2015) Geology of the Kawamata District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 86p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)