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Onverwacht Group
Series of Archaean greenstone belts and volcanic rock formations in South Africa and Eswatini / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Onverwacht Group or Onverwacht Series is a series of greenstone belts and volcanic rock formations from the Archean Eon in the Kaapvaal Craton in South Africa and Eswatini.
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Onverwacht Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Paleoarchean >3300 Ma | |
Type | Geological group |
Sub-units | Subunits |
Underlies | Fig Tree Formation |
Thickness | 16,370 m (53,710 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Greenstone belt |
Other | Volcanic rock |
Location | |
Coordinates | 25.8°S 31.0°E / -25.8; 31.0 |
Region | Barberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga |
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Extent | Kaapvaal Craton |
![]() Location of the Barberton Greenstone Belt |
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A well known part of the Onverwacht Series is visible in the Komati valley, located in the east of the Transvaal region.