Moodies Group
Geological formation in South Africa and Eswatini / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Moodies Group is a geological formation in South Africa and Eswatini.[1][2] It has the oldest well-preserved siliciclastic tidal deposits on Earth, where microbial mats flourished.[3]
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Moodies Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Paleoarchean ~3220 Ma | |
Type | Geological group |
Overlies | Fig Tree Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Greenstone belt |
Other | Sedimentary Rock |
Location | |
Coordinates | 25.8°S 31.0°E / -25.8; 31.0 |
Region | Barberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga |
Country | South Africa Eswatini |
Extent | Kaapvaal Craton |
Location of the Barberton Greenstone Belt |
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