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Kiba, Mie Prefecture, Japan
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.3667,136.817 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mie Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiba, Isobe-cho [Sakishima Fm] | Itoigawa J., Ogawa H. (1973) | Sakishima | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Sakishima Fm, the highest of three Pleistocene terraces developed in the Shima Peninsula. Previously referred to as the Ugata Fm and Kiba Silt. Correlated to the Atsumi Fm. AGE: Pleistocene in text, but placed in Late Pleistocene on the basis of stratigraphic position. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Presumably from the silt-sand near the base of the section (0-2 m in Fig. 2 of Itoigawa and Ogawa, 1973) | siltstone | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Itoigawa J., Ogawa H. (1973) Pleistocene molluscan fauna of the Sakishima Formation, Shima Peninsula, central Japan, Tohoku University, Science Reports, 2nd series (Geology), Special Volume 6, 69-80 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
