Bokkeveld Group

Bokkeveld Group
Stratigraphic range: Early-Middle Devonian
~419–382 Ma
TypeGeological group
Sub-unitsGydo, Gamka, Voorstehoek, Hex River, Tra-Tra, Boplaas, Waboomberg, Wuppertal, Klipbokkop, Osberg & Karoopoort Formations
UnderliesWitteberg Group
OverliesTable Mountain Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, mudstone, siltstone, shale, and conglomerates
OtherCalcite
Location
RegionWestern & Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Type section
Named forBokkeveld mountains

Schematic diagram of a west-east (left - right) geological cross section through the Cedarberg portion of the Cape Fold Belt (South Africa). The rock layers represent the three main subdivisions of the Cape Supergroup. The Bokkeveld Group rocks are represented by the pale purple layer.

The Bokkeveld Group is the second of the three main subdivisions of the Cape Supergroup in South Africa. It overlies the Table Mountain Group and underlies the Witteberg Group. The Bokkeveld Group rocks are considered to range between Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) to Middle Devonian (Givetian) in age.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tankard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ C.R.Penn-Clarke, B.S.Rubidge, Z.A.Jinnah (2018). "Two hundred years of palaeontological discovery: Review of research on the Early to Middle Devonian Bokkeveld Group (Cape Supergroup) of South Africa". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 137: 157–178. Bibcode:2018JAfES.137..157P. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.10.011.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)