Lower Ecca Series
geology
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Paleozoic stratigraphy of Africa
- In Africa: The Paleozoic Era
…divided into three groups: the Lower Ecca (containing almost 1,000 feet [300 metres] of shales), the Middle Ecca (some 1,650 feet [500 metres] of sandstone, seams of coal, and fossilized plants), and the Upper Ecca (about 650 feet [200 metres] of shales again).
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