Pebbly Arkose Formation

Pebbly Arkose
Stratigraphic range: Carnian
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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 (Africa)
Pebbly Arkose Formation (Zimbabwe)

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