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NA46 Tephra

Abbr.: NA46

• Type locality: Niigata prefecture
• Tephra
• Pliocene

• Lithofacies: Andesite lithic tuff, Volcanic ash

• Host: Kawaguchi Formation

• Distribution: Nobe river - Asahi river, Ojiya city, Niigata pref., Imogawa river, Uonuma city, Niigata pref.

• Yanagisawa et al. (1986) Geology of the Ojiya District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 177p. (in Japanese with English abstract 6p.)