Moodies Group
| Moodies Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Paleoarchean ~ | |
| Type | Geological group |
| Overlies | Fig Tree Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Greenstone belt |
| Other | Sedimentary Rock |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 25°48′S 31°00′E / 25.8°S 31.0°E |
| Region | Barberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga |
| Country | South Africa, Eswatini |
| Extent | Kaapvaal craton |
Location of the Barberton Greenstone Belt | |
The Moodies Group is a geological formation in South Africa and Eswatini. It has the oldest well-preserved siliciclastic tidal deposits on Earth, where microbial mats flourished.