Barberton Supergroup

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological supergroup
gptkbp:age gptkb:Archean
3.5 to 3.2 billion years old
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Onverwacht_Group
Fig Tree Group
Moodies Group
gptkbp:contains sedimentary rocks
volcanic rocks
banded iron formations
cherts
komatiites
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barberton Supergroup
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Mpumalanga
gptkb:Barberton_Greenstone_Belt
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Barberton
gptkbp:notableFor evidence of early life
oldest known microfossils
well-preserved early Archean rocks
gptkbp:studiedBy origin of life research
early Earth conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Onverwacht_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8