Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3321BB13
Site Name
Holostratotype: Prince Albert Formation
Site Category
Geological
References
Reference Types
Book
Citation
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMITTEE FOR STRATIGRAPHY (1980). Stratigraphy of South Africa. Part 1: Lithostratigraphy of the Republic of South Africa, South West Africa/Namibia, and the Republics of Bophuthatswana, Transkei and Venda. Compiler: L.E. Kent. Handbook, Geological Survey of South Africa, No. 8, 690p.
Date Retrieved
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
COLE, D.I. (2005). Prince Albert Formation. Catalogue of South African Lithostratigraphic Units (M.R. Johnson, ed.). South African Committee for Stratigraphy, Volume 8, pp. 8-33 - 8-36.
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
Geological Survey (1991). Geological map of Sheet 3320 Ladismith (scale 1:250 000). Publication, Geological Survey of South Africa.
Record Administration
Author
doug.cole
Post date
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 12:09
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:19
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.221484, 21.769394
Western Cape
  • Central Karoo
  • Prince Albert
Grading
Autoid
Grading - 225407
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Submitted by doug.cole on 30/10/2013 - 12:13.
Grading
Grade IIIb
Grading Date
GradingComment

Geological section on south-facing slope of low ridge, 600 metres SW of Witpoort homestead and 25 km west of Prince Albert. The section covers the steeply-dipping (50 - 80 degrees) Prince Albert Formation and forms the holostratotype, which is 100 metres thick. The site corresponds with the top of the formation where dark grey and greenish grey shale is conformably overlain by white-weathering, black, carbonaceous shale of the Whitehill Formation. A holostratotype is an essential component of a defined stratigraphic unit and this locality should be classified as a local heritage site. Grading by: DOUG COLE

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

The top of the Prince Albert Formation holostratotype is well-exposed on the lower slopes of a ridge and lies 400 metres north of a minor road. The formation strikes east-northeast on the southern limb of a major syncline. The holostratotype is named after the town of Prince Albert, 25 km to the east.

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