Sasamoriyama Volcanic Rocks

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Sasamoriyama Volcanic Rocks Uemura, 1983

Type locality: Inou - Urata, Hiranai city, Higashitsugaru county, Aomori prefecture
Volcanic rocks
Miocene

Lithofacies: Pyroxene andesite, Pyroxene hornblende dacite

Upper limit: Conformity (Moura Andesites)
Lower limit: Conformity (Wadagawa Formation)

Natsudomari peninsula, Aomori pref.
[ Upper ]
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Moura Andesites
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Sasamoriyama Volcanic Rocks
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Wadagawa Formation
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Higashidaki Formation
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Benkeinai Formation
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[ Lower ]

Kamikita, Aomori pref.
[ Upper ]
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Moura Andesites
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Wadagawa Formation
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Yotsuzawa Formation
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Nishinosawa Formation
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Kanegasawa Formation
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[ Lower ]

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

Distribution: Cape Aburame - Cape Hanaguri - Inou - Urata - Maki - Tsubakiyama, Hiranai city, Higashitsugaru county, Aomori pref.; Wada river, Yamadate, Shichinohe city, Kamikita county, Aomori pref.; Kurade creek, Uchidoji, Hiranai city, Higashitsugaru county, Aomori pref.; Yunoshima island - Mount Yashiki - Mount Takamori, Asamushi, Aomori city, Aomori pref.

Uemura (1983) Geology of the Asamushi District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 40p. (in Japanese with English abstract 4p.)