Mountain range in the country of Japan
Yubari Mountains
Yūbari Mountains as seen from the East. Mount Ashibetsu on the Right. Potato fields in the front.
Peak Mount Ashibetsu
Elevation 1,726 m (5,663 ft)
Native name Country Japan State Hokkaidō
Yūbari Mountains (夕張山地 , Yūbari-sanchi ) is a
mountain range of
Hokkaidō ,
Japan .
Part of this range is protected by the
Furano-Ashibetsu Prefectural Natural Park (富良野芦別道立自然公園 ) .
[1]
Geology
The Yūbari Mountains continue the north–south line begun by the
Teshio Mountains . The mountains are the result of the collision between the
Kurile Island Arc and the
Northeastern Japan Arc . Three formations make up the Yūbari mountains:
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Jurassic-Cretaceous formations. This forms the main ridge. It consists of
serpentine and rocks of the Sorachi Group. The Sorachi Group consists of
chert ,
greenschist ,
micrite
limestone , and
sandstone with
felsic
tuff .
Cretaceous forearc sediments. These rocks of the Yezo Supergroup are arranged around the Jurassic-Creaceous formations.
Paleogene formations. These rocks lie to the west of the Cretaceous sediments. The paleogene formations include seams of
coal .
Peaks
References
^
富良野芦別道立自然公園 . Official Website of the Hokkaidō Prefectural Government (in Japanese). HOKKAIDO GOVERNMENT. 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-22 .
^ Nishiwaki, Hirotoshi (2009).
"Hokkaido" . Introduction to Landforms and Geology of Japan . self-published. Retrieved 2009-04-21 .
外部リンク
Furano-Ashibetsu Prefectural Natural Park (Japanese) - Hokkaido Government
43°14′09″N 142°17′01″E / 43.2358°N 142.2836°E / 43.2358; 142.2836