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SAHRIS | SAHRIS
| Title |
Significance |
Geological Formations | RelevantImages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyoka Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Elliot |
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| West Coast Group | Very high | West Coast, Koekenaap, Olifants River, Curlew Strand, Kalkvlei, Graauw Duinen Fm, “Part 3”, Graauw Duinen Fm, “Part 2”, Graauw Duinen Fm, “Part 1”, Alexander Bay, Hondeklip, Avontuur, Kleinzee, Proto-Orange River Gravels, Meso-Orange II River Gravels, Meso-Orange III River Gravels, De Toren, Koingnaas |
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| Witpoort Formation | Very high | Cape, Witteberg, Witpoort |
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| Lisbon Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| Berea Formation | Very high |
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| Ntabene Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Molteno |
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| Algoa Group | Very high | Algoa, Schelm Hoek, Nahoon, Salnova, Nanaga, Alexandria, Bathurst |
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| Hartenbos Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Hartenbos (Kb) | |
| Bluff Formation | Very high | ||
| Tarkastad Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Tarkastad |
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| Maputaland Group | Very high | Maputaland, Sibayi, KwaMbonambi, Isipingo, Kosi Bay, Umkwelane | |
| Brenton Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Brenton (Je) | |
| Port Durnford Formation | Very high | Maputaland, Port Durnford | |
| Burgersdorp Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Burgersdorp, Driekoppen |
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| Beaufort Group | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Koonap, Middleton, Balfour, Abrahamskraal, Teekloof |
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| Traka Subgroup | Very high | Cape, Bokkeveld, Traka, Sandpoort (Ds), Adolphspoort (Da), Karies (Dk), Klipbokkop |
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| Grootegeluk Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| Robberg Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Robberg (Je) | |
| Katberg Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Katberg, Verkykerskop |
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| Coastal-Marine Cretaceous Outliers | Very high | Igoda, Mzamba (Kmz), Mbotyi (Kmb), Mngazana (Kmg) | |
| Ceres Subgroup | Very high | Cape, Bokkeveld, Ceres, Boplaas (Db), Tra Tra (Dt), Hexrivier (Dh), Voorstehoek (Dv), Gamka (Dga), Gydo (Dg) |
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| Goedgedacht Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| Cornelia Formation | Very high | ||
| Adelaide Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide |
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| Swartrant Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| Uloa Formation | Very high | Maputaland, Uloa |
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| Normandien Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Normandien |
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| Sundays River Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Sundays River (Ks) |
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| Bosbokpoort Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| St Lucia Formation | Very high | Zululand, St Lucia |
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| Estcourt Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide |
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| Bokkeveld Group | Very high | Cape, Bokkeveld, Bidouw |
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| Kirkwood Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Kirkwood (J-K) |
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| Mzinene Formation | Very high | Zululand, Mzinene |
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| Emakwazini Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide |
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| Cederberg Formation | Very high | Cape, Table Mountain, Cederberg |
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| Solitude Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| Makatini and Mzamba Formation | Very high | Zululand, Makatini |
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| Fripp Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| Vryheid Formation | Very high | Karoo, Ecca, Vryheid |
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| Nama and Vanrhynsdorp Group | Very high | Nama & Vanrhynsdorp, Fish River, Schwarzrand, Kuibis, Kwanous, Brandkop, Knersvlakte |
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| Whitehill Formation | Very high | Karoo, Ecca, Whitehill |
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| Mikambeni Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| Madzaringwe Formation | Very high | Karoo |
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| Elliot Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Elliot |
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| Molteno Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Molteno |
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| Lake Mentz Subgroup | Very high | Cape, Witteberg, Lake Mentz, Floriskraal, Kweekvlei, Waaipoort |
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| Hammanskraal Formation | High | Karoo | |
| Caenozoic Deposits of the Interior | High | ||
| Timeball Hill Formation | High | Transvaal, Pretoria, Timeball Hill |
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