Moodies Group
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]
| Moodies Group Stratigraphic range: Paleoarchean ~3220 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological group |
| Overlies | Fig Tree Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Greenstone belt |
| Other | Sedimentary Rock |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 25.8°S 31.0°E |
| Region | Barberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga |
| Country |  South Africa Eswatini |
| Extent | Kaapvaal Craton |
 Location of the Barberton Greenstone Belt | |
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. Regional Geology Reviews. Springer International Publishing: 133–169. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78652-0_6. ISBN 978-3-319-78651-3.
- 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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