General
General
Object Auto ID
66241
Common Name
Vrba's stalagmite
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Section of a stalagmite with underlying matrix.

Provenance

Kromdraai, Gauteng.

Description
Material Types
Flowstone
Technique Types
Cutting
Colours
MILKY WHITE
Distinguishing Features

Yellow layer beneath brownish matrix.

Inscriptions
Arrows towards the North.
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age
Septembre 24th 2024
Object Age Comment
The portion of stalagmite this code refers to was cut on Septembre 24th 2024. The full stalagmite has been known since 1981, when it was first described in situ by Elizabeth Vrba.
Geological Period
Pleistocene
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
Site Reference
Kromdraai
Stratigraphic Unit
Units P/Q-R.
Spit/Context
Flowstone grown on top of Unit P and covered by Units Q-R.
x y z
Media
Stalagmite in situ (2009).
Stalagmite and underlying breccia in the collections of the Evolutionary Studies Institute, Wits University.
Cut section of the object.
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