The Angwa Sandstone is a geological formation of the mid- Triassic Cabora Bassa Basin and Mana Pools Basin of southern Africa, consisting mainly of sandstone .
2-892: The Angwa Sandstone is the lowest formation in the Upper Karoo Group of the Karoo Supergroup , underlying the Pebbly Arkose Formation and overlying the Lower Karoo Group. The formation is divided into two members: the Alternations Member and the Massive Sandstone (Chirambakadoma) Member. The Angwa Sandstone has been correlated to the Molteno Formation of the Great Karoo Basin, South Africa, and to
4-775: The Escarpment Grit of the Mid-Zambezi Basin. The formation is a sedimentary unit, consisting mainly of fluvial sands and silts. It has been dated as covering rocks from much of the Triassic, with pollen and flora identified from the Induan , and Ladinian to Norian . The Angwa Sandstone Formation is found in Mozambique , Zambia , Zimbabwe , in the Mana Pools and Cabora Bassa Basins. Upper Karoo Group The Upper Karoo Group
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