The marine Quarternary system is widely exposed in the Shimosa Upland in the Kanto District, Central Japan. The pleistocene deposits in this area are divided into the following stratigraphic units in ascending order: the Kamiiwahashi, the Kioroshi, the Ryugasaki Sand, the Joso Clay, and the Kanto Loam Formations. The Kioroshi Formation (Late Pleistoceneage) is mainly composed of sands locally including abundant mollascan shells and covers the Kamiiwahashi Formation unconformably. This paper presents on the relation between the shape of base of the Kioroshi Formation and its sedimentary facies. 1) The base of the Kioroshi Formation cuts deeply up to 10 meters the Kamiiwahashi Formation, forming a the valley-like topography. This boundary surface, precisely, shows step-like and is divided into four unconformable subsurface (I-IV) according to their relative heights. 2) The Kioroshi Formation is divided into two members. The lower member of consists mainly of mud or muddy sand, and fills up the concavity cut the Kamiiwahashi Formation. The upper member, on the contrary, consists mainly of medium sand, and is distributed in whole area studied. 3) Based on the sedimentary facies, distribution, and occurrence of fossil molluscs, it is concluded that the lower member of the Kioroshi Formation was deposited under strong embayment degree, while the upper was of more neritic. Further, it is supposed that the sea-level at that time had been stayed until the beginning of deposition of the upper member.
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