Onverwacht Group
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "check for unknown parameters". 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.
Subdivision
The Onverwacht Group can be divided into two subgroups with six formations:
- Geluk Subgroup
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- Kromberg Formation – Script error: No such module "convert".
- Hooggenoeg Formation – Script error: No such module "convert".
- Tjakastad Subgroup
- Komatii Formation – Script error: No such module "convert".
- Theespruit Formation – Script error: No such module "convert".
- Sandspruit Formation – Script error: No such module "convert".
The fossils found in the Onverwacht Series are among the oldest found on Earth.[1]
See also
References
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- ↑ Engel et al., 1968
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Bibliography
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External links
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