Moributype Gr
Type Locality and Naming
Fukuji—Takayama area (a) is the type locality of this belt (Tsukada et al., 2004).
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Lithology and Thickness
Devonian—Triassic rocks of the Moribu succession include the Upper Devonian Rosse (mainly felsic tuffaceous rocks), Carboniferous Arakigawa (mafic volcanic rocks with felsic tuffaceous rocks and limestone). Middle Permian Moribu (clastic rocks with felsic tuffaceous rocks and limestone) and Upper Triassic Tandodani (mainly felsic tuffaceous rocks) formations
[Figure 1: Stratigraphic relationship among the rocks of the Hida Gaien Belt (after M. Ehiro et al., 2016)]
[Figure 2: A columnar section of the Muribu and Fukuji successions showing their major lithologies and characteristic layers and blocks (after M. Ehiro et al., 2016)]
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Tandodani Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Kuzuryu Subgroup Fm
Regional extent
Hida Gaien Belt- Fukuji-Takayama area (a)
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Depositional setting
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