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Krzg Tephra Kurokawa et al., 2002

Synonym.: Krzg

• Type locality: Kuromizu, Kamo city, Niigata prefecture
• Tephra
• Pliocene (2.7 - 2.2 Ma)

• Lithofacies: Tuff
• Sedimentary structures (Upper): Reversed graded bedding
• Sedimentary structures (Lower): Parallel stratification

• Host: Minagawa Formation
• Thickness (Upper): 3 cm
• Thickness (Lower): 13 cm

• Distribution: Kuromizu, Kamo city, Niigata pref.

• Kudo et al. (2011) Geology of the Kamo District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, 162p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)