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Fig Tree Formation

The Fig Tree Formation, also called Fig Tree Group, is a stromatolite-containing geological formation in South Africa dated to around 3.28–3.22 Ga. The rock contains fossils of microscopic life forms that are about 3.26 billion years old. Identified organisms include the bacterium Eobacterium isolatum and the algae-like Archaeosphaeroides barbertonensis.…

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Location
Kaapvaal craton
Country
South Africa
Other
Shale
Overlies
Onverwacht Group
Primary
Sandstone
Region
Barberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga

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Fig Tree Formation

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Avg. degree1.91
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Fig Tree Formation

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Coordinates · 1
Fig Tree Formation → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
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Fig Tree Formation → South Africa
Location · 1
Fig Tree Formation → Kaapvaal craton
Other · 1
Fig Tree Formation → Shale
Overlies · 1
Fig Tree Formation → Onverwacht Group
Primary · 1
Fig Tree Formation → Sandstone
Region · 1
Fig Tree Formation → Barberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga
Type · 1
Fig Tree Formation → Geological formation
Underlies · 1
Fig Tree Formation → Moodies Group
Unit of · 1
Fig Tree Formation → Barberton Supergroup

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formation fig tree life also archean fossils organisms group south africa paleoarchean ma proterozoic barberton geological contains known earth evidence

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Fig Tree FormationCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationCountrySouth Africa1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationLocationKaapvaal craton1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationOtherShale1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationOverliesOnverwacht Group1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationPrimarySandstone1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationRegionBarberton Greenstone Belt, Mpumalanga1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationTypeGeological formation1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationUnderliesMoodies Group1.00infobox
Fig Tree FormationUnit ofBarberton Supergroup1.00infobox

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