| Escarpment Grit | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Upper Karoo Group, Karoo Supergroup |
| Underlies | Pebbly Arkose Formation |
| Overlies | Lower Karoo Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Gritstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Country |  Zambia Zimbabwe |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Descriptive name |
| Named by | A.M. MacGregor, Zimbabwe Geological Survey |
The Escarpment Grit is a Triassic geologic formation.[1] It is also referred to as the Nyoka Grit.[2]
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