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Angwa Sandstone

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and overlying the Lower Karoo Group. The formation is divided into two members: the Alternations Member and the Massive Sandstone (Chirambakadoma) Member.
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It has been dated as covering rocks from much of the Triassic, with pollen and flora identified from the
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The formation is a sedimentary unit, consisting mainly of fluvial sands and silts.
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Cabora Bassa Basin and Mana Pools Basin of southern Africa, consisting mainly of
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G. Barale; M. Bamford; B. Gómez; T.J. Broderick; M.A. Raath; A. Cadman (2005).
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(2001). 896:Palaeontologia Africana 760:10.2113/gssajg.112.1.65 394:Pebbly Arkose Formation 168:Pebbly Arkose Formation 589:of the Angwa Sandstone 465:of the Angwa Sandstone 159:Massive Sandstone Mb. 959:Sandstone formations 361:geological formation 134:Geological formation 862:2005JAfES..43..211C 827:1996JAfES..23...17D 787:1994JAfES..18..175O 752:2009SAJG..112...65M 233: /  25:Stratigraphic range 497:Chirundu, Zimbabwe 631: 630: 580: 579: 513:Callistophytaceae 506: 505: 401:Molteno Formation 392:, underlying the 386:Upper Karoo Group 353: 352: 237:16.107°S 30.307°E 178:Lower Karoo Group 144:Upper Karoo Group 119:Hurungwe District 976: 964:Fluvial deposits 923: 922: 910: 904: 903: 887: 874: 873: 856:(1–3): 211–253. 845: 839: 838: 808: 799: 798: 770: 764: 763: 731: 725: 724: 722: 720: 700: 694: 693: 681: 672: 671: 655: 582: 508: 458: 390:Karoo Supergroup 340: 339: 333: 317:P.M. 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Index

Stratigraphic range
Triassic
Ma
PreꞒ

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Chirundu
Hurungwe District
Zimbabwe
Geological formation
Upper Karoo Group
Karoo Supergroup
Pebbly Arkose Formation
Lower Karoo Group
Sandstone
Siltstone
Coordinates
16°06′25″S 30°18′25″E / 16.107°S 30.307°E / -16.107; 30.307
Mozambique
Zambia

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