Upper Karoo Group

The Upper Karoo Group is a sequence of Triassic to Early Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks found in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Upper Karoo Group
Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic-Early Jurassic
Upper Karoo sequence at Siyakobvu, Kariba District, Zimbabwe (left to right: Batoka Formation, Forest Sandstone Formation, Pebbly Arkose Formation)
Type	Geological group
Unit of	Karoo Supergroup
Sub-units	Escarpment Grit, Angwa Sandstone, Pebbly Arkose Formation, Forest Sandstone, Batoka Formation
Overlies	Lower Karoo Group
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Basalt, siltstone, mudstone
Location
Country	Botswana Zambia Zimbabwe

It comprises the Escarpment Grit (in the Mid-Zambezi and Limpopo basins)^[2] and the Angwa Sandstone (in the Mana Pools and Cabora Bassa Basins),^[3] overlain by the Pebbly Arkose Formation and the Forest Sandstone, capped by Batoka Formation basalts.^[4][5][6][7]

See also

• Karoo Supergroup