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SAHRIS | SAHRIS
Title | Significance | Geological Formations | RelevantImages |
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Adelaide Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide | |
Algoa Group | Very high | Algoa, Schelm Hoek, Nahoon, Salnova, Nanaga, Alexandria, Bathurst | |
Archaean Granite-Gneiss Basement | Insignificant or Zero | Archaean granite and gneiss | |
Archaean Greenstone Belts | Insignificant or Zero | ||
Barberton Sequence | Low | Barberton, Moodies, Clutha, Joe's luck, Baviaanskop, Onverwacht, Weltevreden, Mendon, Theespruit, Komati, Hooggenhoeg, Fig Tree, Sheba, Belvue Road, Schoongezicht, Ngwenya, Mapepe, Auber Villiers | |
Barkly East Formation | Moderate | Karoo, Drakensberg, Barkly East | |
Baviaanskloof Formation | Moderate | Cape, Table Mountain, Nardouw, Baviaanskloof | |
Beaufort Group | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Koonap, Middleton, Balfour, Abrahamskraal, Teekloof | |
Berea Formation | Very high | ||
Black Reef Formation | High | Transvaal, Black Reef | |
Bluff Formation | Very high | ||
Bokkeveld Group | Very high | Cape, Bokkeveld, Bidouw | |
Bosbokpoort Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Boshoek Formation | Low | Transvaal, Pretoria | |
Brandkop Subgroup | High | Nama & Vanrhynsdorp, Brandkop | |
Bredasdorp Group | Insignificant or Zero | ||
Brenton Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Brenton (Je) | |
Buffelsfontein Group | Moderate | Transvaal | |
Buffelskloof Formation | Low | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Buffelskloof(Kb) | |
Bumbeni Complex | Insignificant or Zero | ||
Burgersdorp Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Burgersdorp, Driekoppen | |
Bushveld Complex | Insignificant or Zero | Bushveld Complex, Lebowa Granite, Rashoop Granophyre, Rustenburg layered | |
Caenozoic Deposits of the Interior | High | ||
Cango Caves Group | Low | Cango Caves, Huis River, Groenenfontein, Matjies River | |
Cape Granite Suite | Insignificant or Zero | Cape granite suite | |
Cederberg Formation | Very high | Cape, Table Mountain, Cederberg | |
Ceres Subgroup | Very high | Cape, Bokkeveld, Ceres, Boplaas (Db), Tra Tra (Dt), Hexrivier (Dh), Voorstehoek (Dv), Gamka (Dga), Gydo (Dg) | |
Chobeni Formation | Moderate | Pongola, Nsuze | |
Chuniespoort Group | High | Transvaal, Chuniespoort, Malmani, Frisco, Eccles, Lyttelton, Monte Christo, Oaktree | |
Clarens Formation | High | Karoo, Stormberg, Clarens | |
Coastal-Marine Cretaceous Outliers | Very high | Igoda, Mzamba (Kmz), Mbotyi (Kmb), Mngazana (Kmg) | |
Cornelia Formation | Very high | ||
Daspoort Formation | High | Transvaal, Pretoria | |
Deutschland Formation | Low | Transvaal, Chuniespoort, Duitschland | |
Dominion Group | Insignificant or Zero | Dominion | |
Drakensberg Group | Low | Karoo, Drakensberg | |
Dwaalheuwel Formation | Low | Transvaal, Pretoria | |
Dwyka Group | Low | Karoo, Dwyka, Elandsvlei, Red Dwyka, Msikaba | |
Ecca Group | Moderate | Karoo, Ecca, Collingham, Fort Brown, Kookfontein, Laingsburg, Ripon, Skoorsteenberg, Tierberg, Vischkuil, Waterford | |
Edenville Formation | Insignificant or Zero | Ventersdorp, Klipriviersberg Group, Edenville | |
Eendragtpan Formation | Low | Karoo | |
Elliot Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Elliot | |
Emakwazini Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide | |
Enon Formation | Low | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Enon (Je) | |
Estcourt Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide | |
Fenda Formation | Insignificant or Zero | ||
Flaminkberg Formation | Moderate | Nama & Vanrhynsdorp, Kwanous, Flaminkberg (Nfl) | |
Fripp Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Gamtoos Group | Low | Gamtoos, Van Stadens, Kleinrivier, Kaan, Lime Bank | |
Gariep Supergroup | Low | Gariep, Port Nolloth, Numees, Holgat, Hilda, Dabie river, Pickelhaube, Wallekraal, Kaigas, Stinkfontein, Vredefontein, Lekkersing, Gifberg, Bloupoort, Aties, Widouw, Karoetjes Kop, Oranjemund, Grootderm |