Kurosawa Fm
Period:
Permian
Age Interval:
Guadalpian (Capitanian), (8e)
Province:
South Kitakami Belt-Okago region
Type Locality and Naming
Toyoma(Okago); North Kesennuma; South Kesennuma; Utatsu districts
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
mudstone is dominant in the lower part
[Figure 1: Stratigraphy of the Palaeozoic of the South Kitakatmi Belt, NE Japan (after M. Ehiro et al., 2016)]
Lithology Pattern:
Claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Kamiyasse Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Nabekoshiyama Fm
Regional extent
Toyoma(Okago); North Kesennuma; South Kesennuma; Utatsu districts
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Guadalpian (Capitanian)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Capitanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
264.34
Ending stage:
Capitanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
259.55
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.