Submitted by doug.cole on Wed, 10/30/2013 - 17:19
Inventory Reference
GEO059
Formal Gradings
Grading
Grade II
Grading Date
GradingComment

Sited on a glacial pavement on quartzitic sandstone of the Skurweberg Formation. Should be graded provincial (II) in line with other glacial pavements such as Nooitgedacht, Kimberley District. Grading by: DOUG COLE

Statement of Significance

The glacial pavement is one of a few such pavements exposed in South Africa. The glacial structures include scours, grooves and bulbous bedforms and were formed about 300 million years ago during the Dwyka glaciation on lithified sandstone that was deposited as sand about 420 million years ago.

Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Understanding Natural or Cultural Heritage
Sphere of Significance
Provincial
Level
Medium
Significance Categories
Research, Teaching or Benchmark Site
Sphere of Significance
National
Level
Medium
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