| Angwa Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Triassic ~ | |
 | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Upper Karoo Group, Karoo Supergroup |
| Sub-units | Alternations Mb. Massive Sandstone Mb.[1] |
| Underlies | Pebbly Arkose Formation |
| Overlies | Lower Karoo Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 16°06′25″S 30°18′25″E / 16.107°S 30.307°E[1] |
| Country |  Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Angwa River, Zimbabwe |
| Named by | P.M. Oesterlen, Zimbabwe Geological Survey[2] |
  Angwa Sandstone (Zimbabwe) | |
The Angwa Sandstone is a geological formation of the mid-Triassic Cabora Bassa Basin [1] and Mana Pools Basin [3] of southern Africa, consisting mainly of sandstone.[4]
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Prelimwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Oesterlem, P.M. (2001). "New geological results from the Mana Pools basin of Zimbabwe, Lower Zambezi Graben". Annals of the Zimbabwe Geological Survey. 16: 17–26. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Moore, A.E.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Broderick, T.; Plowes, D. (2009). "Landscape evolution in Zimbabwe from the Permian to present, with implications for kimberlite prospecting". South African Journal of Geology. 112 (1): 65–88. Bibcode:2009SAJG..112...65M. doi:10.2113/gssajg.112.1.65.