H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_3-6[Al_6-7Si_29-30O₇₂] · 20H₂O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

3.60 Ma (Pliocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

23.0 Ma (Miocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Tokoname - Futto	25	11.608 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Morozaki	1	20.44 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Morozaki - Toyohama	1	23.03 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Kogiidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Kogiidae	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Castanopsis genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : *Castanopsis*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Quercus genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : *Quercus*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Cinnamomum genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : *Cinnamomum*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Mallotus genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Euphorbiaceae : *Mallotus*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Sequoia genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : *Sequoia*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Glyptostrobus genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : *Glyptostrobus*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Trapa genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Lythraceae : *Trapa*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Myrica genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : *Myrica*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Zelkova genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Ulmaceae : *Zelkova*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Pieris genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae : *Pieris*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Callianopsis titaensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Ctenochelidae : Callianopsis : *Callianopsis titaensis*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Aphananthe genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Cannabaceae : *Aphananthe*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Berchemia genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : *Berchemia*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Symplocos genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Symplocaceae : *Symplocos*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Metasequoia disticha species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Metasequoia : *Metasequoia disticha*	11.608 - 3.6 Ma Neogene

Fossil Localities

Click to show 3 fossil localities

Japan

Aichi Prefecture
- Minamichita
  - Neogene🐚 Kouwa-cho Locality
  - Miocene🐚 Oza Cliff
  - Miocene🐚 Toyohama

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamichita,_Aichi
Wikidata ID:	Q1203589
GeoNames ID:	7354045

Localities in this Region

Japan

Aichi Prefecture
- Minamichita
  - Kosa

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Amur PlateTectonic Plate

Eurasian Plate

Southern Japan ForearcAccretionary Complex

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