Escarpment Grit

Escarpment Grit
Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofUpper Karoo Group, Karoo Supergroup
UnderliesPebbly Arkose Formation
OverliesLower Karoo Group
Lithology
PrimaryGritstone
OtherSandstone
Location
CountryZambia, Zimbabwe
Type section
Named forDescriptive name
Named byA.M. MacGregor, Zimbabwe Geological Survey

The Escarpment Grit is a Triassic geologic formation. It is also referred to as the Nyoka Grit.

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