page_title: Beaufort Group
section_title: Geographic extent
hierarchical_section_title: Beaufort Group / Geographic extent
caption_attribution_description: English: Hill in siliciclastic strata (mud or siltstones capped by solid sandstone) of Teekloof or Abrahamskraal formation (Beaufort Group) of the Main Karoo Basin. Karoo National Park near Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Deutsch: Hügel in siliziklastischen Schichten (Ton- oder Siltsteine, gedeckelt von harten Sandsteinen) der Teekloof- oder Abrahamskraal-Formation (Beaufort-Gruppe) des Karoo-Hauptbeckens. Karoo-Nationalpark nahe Beaufort West, Westkap-Provinz, Südafrika.
context_page_description: The Beaufort Group is the third of the main subdivisions of the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. It is composed of a lower Adelaide Subgroup and an upper Tarkastad Subgroup. It follows conformably after the Ecca Group and unconformably underlies the Stormberg Group. Based on stratigraphic position, lithostratigraphic and biostratigraphic correlations, palynological analyses, and other means of geological dating, the Beaufort Group rocks are considered to range between Middle Permian to Early Triassic in age.
context_section_description: The geological formations of the Beaufort Group are outcrop over approximately 145 000 km², attaining a total thickness of  around 6000 m thick at its thickest outcrops. In the west, the lowermost Beaufort Group rocks are found east of Laingsburg and remain continuous eastward to East London. Deposits are also found in the central Karoo and continue north-north-eastwards to Gariep Dam, Colesberg, and up to Bloemfontein. In the extreme north and north-east, the Beaufort Group outcrops in Harrismith and northeastern KwaZulu-Natal.
caption: Hill in siliciclastic strata (mud or siltstones capped by solid sandstone) of Teekloof or Abrahamskraal formation (Beaufort Group) of the Main Karoo Basin. Karoo National Park near Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
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