Drakensberg Group
Jurassic geological group in Lesotho and South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Drakensberg Group is a geological group named after the Drakensberg mountain range where in its uppermost sections the rocks are found. The Drakensberg Group lies over most of Lesotho and localities in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Free State provinces of South Africa. It forms part of the greater Karoo Igneous Province, which occurs over an extensive area of southern Africa.[1]
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Drakensberg Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Lower Jurassic ~182–180 Ma | |
Type | Geologic group |
Sub-units | Barkly East Formation, Lesotho Formation |
Overlies | Stormberg Group |
Thickness | up to 22,965.88 feet (7,000 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Basalt |
Location | |
Region | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, and Lesotho |
Country | South Africa Lesotho |
Type section | |
Named for | Drakensberg mountains |
A simplified geological map of the outcrops of Karoo Supergroup rocks in Southern Africa. The Drakensberg Group is represented by the blue key on the map. |
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