| Upper Karoo Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic- Early Jurassic | |
 Upper Karoo sequence at Siyakobvu,
Kariba District,
Zimbabwe (left to right:
Batoka Formation,
Forest Sandstone Formation,
Pebbly Arkose Formation) | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Unit of | Karoo Supergroup |
| Sub-units | Escarpment Grit, Angwa Sandstone, Pebbly Arkose Formation, Forest Sandstone, Batoka Formation |
| Overlies | Lower Karoo Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Basalt, siltstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Country | 
Botswana
Zambia
Zimbabwe |
The Upper Karoo Group is a sequence of Triassic to Early Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks found in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. [1]
It comprises the Escarpment Grit (in the Mid-Zambezi and Limpopo basins) [2] and the Angwa Sandstone (in the Mana Pools and Cabora Bassa Basins), [3] overlain by the Pebbly Arkose Formation and the Forest Sandstone, capped by Batoka Formation basalts. [4] [5] [6] [7]
- ^ Catuneanu, O.; Wopfner, H.; Eriksson, P.G.; Cairncross, B.; Rubidge, B.S.; Smith, R.M.H.; Hancox, P.J. (2005). "The Karoo basins of south-central Africa". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 43 (1–3): 211–253. Bibcode: 2005JAfES..43..211C. doi: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.007.
- ^ Bordy, Emese M.; Catuneanu, Octavian (2001). "Sedimentology of the upper Karoo fluvial strata in the Tuli Basin, South Africa". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 33 (3–4): 605. Bibcode: 2001JAfES..33..605B. doi: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)00090-2.
- ^ d'Engelbronner, E.R. (1996). "New palynological data from Karoo sediments, Mana Pools basin, northern Zimbabwe". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 23 (1): 17–30. Bibcode: 1996JAfES..23...17D. doi: 10.1016/S0899-5362(96)00049-8.
- ^ Jones, D. L.; Duncan, R. A.; Briden, J. C.; Randall, D. E.; MacNiocaill, C. (2001). "Age of the Batoka basalts, northern Zimbabwe, and the duration of Karoo Large Igneous Province magmatism". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 2 (2): 1022. Bibcode: 2001GGG.....2.1022J. doi: 10.1029/2000GC000110.
- ^ Oesterlen, P.M.; Blenkinsop, T.G. (1994). "Extension directions and strain near the failed triple junction of the Zambezi and Luangwa Rift zones, southern Africa". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 18 (2): 175. Bibcode: 1994JAfES..18..175O. doi: 10.1016/0899-5362(94)90029-9.
- ^ Johnson, M.R; Van Vuuren, C.J; Hegenberger, W.F; Key, R; Show, U (1996). "Stratigraphy of the Karoo Supergroup in southern Africa: An overview". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 23 (1): 3–15. Bibcode: 1996JAfES..23....3J. doi: 10.1016/S0899-5362(96)00048-6.
- ^ Shoko, D.S.M.; Gwavava, O. (1999). "Is magmatic underplating the cause of post-rift uplift and erosion within the Cabora Bassa Basin, Zambezi Rift, Zimbabwe?". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 28 (2): 465. Bibcode: 1999JAfES..28..465S. doi: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00015-9.
| Upper Karoo Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic- Early Jurassic | |
|
Upper Karoo sequence at Siyakobvu,
Kariba District,
Zimbabwe (left to right:
Batoka Formation,
Forest Sandstone Formation,
Pebbly Arkose Formation) | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Unit of | Karoo Supergroup |
| Sub-units | Escarpment Grit, Angwa Sandstone, Pebbly Arkose Formation, Forest Sandstone, Batoka Formation |
| Overlies | Lower Karoo Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Basalt, siltstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Country |
Botswana
Zambia
Zimbabwe |
The Upper Karoo Group is a sequence of Triassic to Early Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks found in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. [1]
It comprises the Escarpment Grit (in the Mid-Zambezi and Limpopo basins) [2] and the Angwa Sandstone (in the Mana Pools and Cabora Bassa Basins), [3] overlain by the Pebbly Arkose Formation and the Forest Sandstone, capped by Batoka Formation basalts. [4] [5] [6] [7]
- ^ Catuneanu, O.; Wopfner, H.; Eriksson, P.G.; Cairncross, B.; Rubidge, B.S.; Smith, R.M.H.; Hancox, P.J. (2005). "The Karoo basins of south-central Africa". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 43 (1–3): 211–253. Bibcode: 2005JAfES..43..211C. doi: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.007.
- ^ Bordy, Emese M.; Catuneanu, Octavian (2001). "Sedimentology of the upper Karoo fluvial strata in the Tuli Basin, South Africa". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 33 (3–4): 605. Bibcode: 2001JAfES..33..605B. doi: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)00090-2.
- ^ d'Engelbronner, E.R. (1996). "New palynological data from Karoo sediments, Mana Pools basin, northern Zimbabwe". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 23 (1): 17–30. Bibcode: 1996JAfES..23...17D. doi: 10.1016/S0899-5362(96)00049-8.
- ^ Jones, D. L.; Duncan, R. A.; Briden, J. C.; Randall, D. E.; MacNiocaill, C. (2001). "Age of the Batoka basalts, northern Zimbabwe, and the duration of Karoo Large Igneous Province magmatism". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 2 (2): 1022. Bibcode: 2001GGG.....2.1022J. doi: 10.1029/2000GC000110.
- ^ Oesterlen, P.M.; Blenkinsop, T.G. (1994). "Extension directions and strain near the failed triple junction of the Zambezi and Luangwa Rift zones, southern Africa". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 18 (2): 175. Bibcode: 1994JAfES..18..175O. doi: 10.1016/0899-5362(94)90029-9.
- ^ Johnson, M.R; Van Vuuren, C.J; Hegenberger, W.F; Key, R; Show, U (1996). "Stratigraphy of the Karoo Supergroup in southern Africa: An overview". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 23 (1): 3–15. Bibcode: 1996JAfES..23....3J. doi: 10.1016/S0899-5362(96)00048-6.
- ^ Shoko, D.S.M.; Gwavava, O. (1999). "Is magmatic underplating the cause of post-rift uplift and erosion within the Cabora Bassa Basin, Zambezi Rift, Zimbabwe?". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 28 (2): 465. Bibcode: 1999JAfES..28..465S. doi: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00015-9.