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{{short description|Geological formation in South Africa and Eswatini}} |
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| region = [[Barberton Greenstone Belt]], [[Mpumalanga]] |
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| country = {{RSA}}<br>{{flag|Eswatini}} |
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| extent = [[Kaapvaal Craton]] |
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The '''Moodies Group''' is a [[geological formation]] in [[South Africa]] and [[Eswatini]].<ref>{{cite |
The '''Moodies Group''' is a [[geological formation]] in [[South Africa]] and [[Eswatini]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Heubeck |first1=Christoph |title=The Archaean Geology of the Kaapvaal Craton, Southern Africa |chapter=The Moodies Group—a High-Resolution Archive of Archaean Surface Processes and Basin-Forming Mechanisms |series=Regional Geology Reviews |date=2019 |pages=133–169 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-78652-0_6 |chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78652-0_6 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-319-78651-3 |s2cid=133889890 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Heubeck |first1=Christoph |title=Encyclopedia of Astrobiology |chapter=Moodies Group |date=2014 |pages=1–6 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin, Heidelberg |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5153-1 |isbn=978-3-642-27833-4 |url=https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5153-1 |access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref> It has the oldest well-preserved [[siliciclastic]] tidal deposits on Earth, where [[microbial mats]] flourished.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Homann |first1=Martin |last2=Heubeck |first2=Christoph |last3=Airo |first3=Alessandro |last4=Tice |first4=Michael M. |title=Morphological adaptations of 3.22 Ga-old tufted microbial mats to Archean coastal habitats (Moodies Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa) |journal=Precambrian Research |date=1 September 2015 |volume=266 |pages=47–64 |doi=10.1016/j.precamres.2015.04.018 |bibcode=2015PreR..266...47H |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2015.04.018 |language=en |issn=0301-9268}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 28 November 2023
| Moodies Group | |
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| Stratigraphic range: Paleoarchean ~ | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Overlies | Fig Tree Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Greenstone belt |
| Other | Sedimentary Rock |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 25°48′S 31°00′E / 25.8°S 31.0°E |
| Region | Barberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga |
| Country |  South Africa Eswatini |
| Extent | Kaapvaal Craton |
 Location of the Barberton Greenstone Belt | |
The Moodies Group is a geological formation in South Africa and Eswatini.[1][2] It has the oldest well-preserved siliciclastic tidal deposits on Earth, where microbial mats flourished.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Heubeck, Christoph (2019). "The Moodies Group—a High-Resolution Archive of Archaean Surface Processes and Basin-Forming Mechanisms". The Archaean Geology of the Kaapvaal Craton, Southern Africa. Regional Geology Reviews. Springer International Publishing. pp. 133–169. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78652-0_6. ISBN 978-3-319-78651-3. S2CID 133889890.
- ^ Heubeck, Christoph (2014). "Moodies Group". Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 1–6. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5153-1. ISBN 978-3-642-27833-4. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Homann, Martin; Heubeck, Christoph; Airo, Alessandro; Tice, Michael M. (1 September 2015). "Morphological adaptations of 3.22 Ga-old tufted microbial mats to Archean coastal habitats (Moodies Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa)". Precambrian Research. 266: 47–64. Bibcode:2015PreR..266...47H. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2015.04.018. ISSN 0301-9268.
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