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Ganigobis Formation
Late Carboniferous to Early Permian geological formation of the Dwyka Group in Southern Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ganigobis Formation is a Late Carboniferous (Gzhelian) to Early Permian (Artinskian) geologic formation of the Dwyka Group in the ǁKaras Region of southeastern Namibia and the Northern Cape of South Africa. The widespread formation was deposited in the Aranos and Karoo Basins of southern Africa.
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Ganigobis Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian-Artinskian 302–297 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Dwyka Group |
Sub-units | Ganigobis Shale Member |
Underlies | Ecca Group |
Overlies | Nama Group |
Thickness | up to 240 m (790 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale, conglomerate, sandstone |
Other | Tuff |
Location | |
Coordinates | 25.9°S 18.0°E / -25.9; 18.0 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 56.0°S 35.9°W / -56.0; -35.9 |
Region | ǁKaras Region Northern Cape |
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Extent | Aranos & Karoo Basins Kalahari Craton |
Type section | |
Named for | Ganigobis |
Location | Ganigobis, Fish River Canyon |
Thickness at type section | 155 m (509 ft) |
![]() Geologic map of Namibia with the Ganigobis Formation partly cropping out in the southern area (orange) |
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