Coordinates: 25°48′S 31°00′E / 25.8°S 31.0°E / -25.8; 31.0

Moodies Group

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Moodies Group
Stratigraphic range: Paleoarchean
~3220 Ma
TypeGeological group
OverliesFig Tree Formation
Lithology
PrimaryGreenstone belt
OtherSedimentary Rock
Location
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RegionBarberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa, Eswatini
ExtentKaapvaal craton
File:South African Greenstone Belt.png
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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