Awazu Fm
Period:
Jurassic
Age Interval:
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian), (8i)
Province:
South Kitakami Belt-Central Sub-belt
Type Locality and Naming
the Karakuwa-Oshika Sub-belt; Soma District
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
It is dominated by clastic rocks
Lithology Pattern:
Aus conglomerate
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates this is the oldest unit
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Yamagami Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Bajocian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
170.90
Ending stage:
Bajocian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
168.17
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Moreno, T., WALLIS, S., Kojima, T. & Gibbons, W. (Eds) 2016. The Geology of Japan. Geological Society. London. 1-24.