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The '''Moodies Group''' is a [[geological formation]] in [[South Africa]] and [[Eswatini]]. 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 |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2015.04.018 |language=en |issn=0301-9268}}</ref> |
The '''Moodies Group''' is a [[geological formation]] in [[South Africa]] and [[Eswatini]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Heubeck |first1=Christoph |title=The Moodies Group—a High-Resolution Archive of Archaean Surface Processes and Basin-Forming Mechanisms |journal=The Archaean Geology of the Kaapvaal Craton, Southern Africa |date=2019 |pages=133–169 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-78652-0_6 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78652-0_6 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en}}</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 |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2015.04.018 |language=en |issn=0301-9268}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:14, 26 October 2020
| Moodies Group | |
|---|---|
| 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 Swaziland |
| Extent | Kaapvaal Craton |
 Location of the Barberton Greenstone Belt | |
The Moodies Group is a geological formation in South Africa and Eswatini.[1] It has the oldest well-preserved siliciclastic tidal deposits on Earth, where microbial mats flourished.[2]
See also
References
- ^ 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. Springer International Publishing: 133–169. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78652-0_6.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2015.04.018. ISSN 0301-9268.
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