Ryukyu Arc: Difference between revisions

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Deformations such as NW-dipping, isoclinal, overturned folds and SE-verging thrust faults can be found in the Shimanto Supergroup of Central and Northern Ryukyu.<ref name=":5" />

In Okinawa Island, Central Ryukyu, the Kayo Formation of the group{{what|date=NovemberShimanto 2022}}Group features beds of turbidite containing mudstone, sandstone, and [[nummulite]] fossils that indicate middle Eocene age.<ref name=":21" /> Thrust-folding and metamorphism of the formation suggest a trench origin.<ref name=":21" /><ref name=":24" />

===Miyara and Nosoko Formations===