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SAHRIS | SAHRIS
Title | Significance | Geological Formations | RelevantImages |
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Uloa Formation | Very high | Maputaland, Uloa | |
Normandien Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Normandien | |
Sundays River Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Sundays River (Ks) | |
Swartrant Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
St Lucia Formation | Very high | Zululand, St Lucia | |
Estcourt Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide | |
Bokkeveld Group | Very high | Cape, Bokkeveld, Bidouw | |
Kirkwood Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Kirkwood (J-K) | |
Bosbokpoort Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Mzinene Formation | Very high | Zululand, Mzinene | |
Emakwazini Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide | |
Cederberg Formation | Very high | Cape, Table Mountain, Cederberg | |
Solitude Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Makatini and Mzamba Formation | Very high | Zululand, Makatini | |
Fripp Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Vryheid Formation | Very high | Karoo, Ecca, Vryheid | |
Nama and Vanrhynsdorp Group | Very high | Nama & Vanrhynsdorp, Fish River, Schwarzrand, Kuibis, Kwanous, Brandkop, Knersvlakte | |
Whitehill Formation | Very high | Karoo, Ecca, Whitehill | |
Mikambeni Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Madzaringwe Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Elliot Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Elliot | |
Molteno Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Molteno | |
Lake Mentz Subgroup | Very high | Cape, Witteberg, Lake Mentz, Floriskraal, Kweekvlei, Waaipoort | |
Nyoka Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Elliot | |
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 | |
Witpoort Formation | Very high | Cape, Witteberg, Witpoort | |
Berea Formation | Very high | ||
Ntabene Formation | Very high | Karoo, Stormberg, Molteno | |
Algoa Group | Very high | Algoa, Schelm Hoek, Nahoon, Salnova, Nanaga, Alexandria, Bathurst | |
Lisbon Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Bluff Formation | Very high | ||
Tarkastad Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Tarkastad | |
Maputaland Group | Very high | Maputaland, Sibayi, KwaMbonambi, Isipingo, Kosi Bay, Umkwelane | |
Hartenbos Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Hartenbos (Kb) | |
Port Durnford Formation | Very high | Maputaland, Port Durnford | |
Burgersdorp Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Burgersdorp, Driekoppen | |
Beaufort Group | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Koonap, Middleton, Balfour, Abrahamskraal, Teekloof | |
Traka Subgroup | Very high | Cape, Bokkeveld, Traka, Sandpoort (Ds), Adolphspoort (Da), Karies (Dk), Klipbokkop | |
Brenton Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Brenton (Je) | |
Katberg Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Katberg, Verkykerskop | |
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) | |
Grootegeluk Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Robberg Formation | Very high | Algoa Basin, Uitenhage, Robberg (Je) | |
Cornelia Formation | Very high | ||
Adelaide Formation | Very high | Karoo, Beaufort, Adelaide | |
Goedgedacht Formation | Very high | Karoo | |
Knersvlakte Subgroup | High | Nama & Vanrhynsdorp, Knersvlakte | |
Witteberg Group | High | Cape, Witteberg | |
Kwanous Subgroup | High | Nama & Vanrhynsdorp, Kwanous |