Pebbly Arkose Formation

Pebbly Arkose
Stratigraphic range: Carnian-Early Norian
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Pebbly arkose outcrop, Ndepa hill, Kariba District, Zimbabwe
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofUpper Karoo Group, Karoo Supergroup
UnderliesForest Sandstone
OverliesEscarpment Grit & Angwa Sandstone
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates16°12′S 30°18′E / 16.2°S 30.3°E / -16.2; 30.3
Approximate paleocoordinates50°48′S 11°54′E / 50.8°S 11.9°E / -50.8; 11.9
RegionMashonaland Central & West
CountryBotswana
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Type section
Named forDescriptive name
Named byA.M. MacGregor, Zimbabwe Geological Survey
Pebbly Arkose Formation is located in Zimbabwe
Pebbly Arkose Formation
Pebbly Arkose Formation (Zimbabwe)

The Pebbly Arkose Formation is a Late Triassic geologic formation found in southern Africa.