Onverwacht Group | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Paleoarchean > | |
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°48′S 31°00′E / 25.8°S 31.0°E |
Region | Barberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga |
Country |
South Africa Eswatini |
Extent | Kaapvaal Craton |
Location of the Barberton Greenstone Belt |
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.
A well known part of the Onverwacht Series is visible in the Komati valley, located in the east of the Transvaal region.
The Onverwacht Group can be divided into two subgroups with six formations:
The fossils found in the Onverwacht Series are among the oldest found on Earth. [1]