Onverwacht series

Onverwacht series

The Onverwacht series or Onverwacht group is a greenstone mountain formation from the Archean eon in the Kaapvaal craton in South Africa and Swaziland.

A well known part of the Onverwacht series is visible in the Komati valley, located in the east of the Transvaal region.

The Onverwacht series can be divided into two subgroups with six formations:

  • Geluk subgroup
    • Swartkoppie formation (920m)
    • Kromberg formation (1920m)
    • Hooggenoeg formation (4850m)
  • Tjakastad subgroup
    • Komati formation (3500m)
    • Theespruit formation (1980m)
    • Sandspruit formation (3200m)

The fossils found in the Onverwacht series are among the oldest found on earth [1]

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References

  1. ^ "Alga-Like Forms in Onverwacht Series, South Africa: Oldest Recognized Lifelike Forms on Earth (Science 6 September 1968:Vol. 161. no. 3845, pp. 1005 - 1008 DOI: 10.1126/science.161.3845.1005)". http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/3845/1005. Retrieved 2008-07-12. 


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