Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3320CC52
Site Name
Geosite: Cogmanskloof southwest entrance
Site Category
References
Date Retrieved
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
Brochure of Western Cape Branch of Geological Society of South Africa and Council for Geoscience (Now on Internet: https://sites.google.com/site/gssawcb/geo-heritage-initiatives/cogmans-kloof)
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
Geological Survey (1991). Geological map of Sheet 3320 Ladismith (scale 1:250 000). Publication, Geological Survey of South Africa.
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
Theron, J.N., Wickens, H. de V. and Gresse, P.G. (1991). The geology of the Ladismith area. Explanation of 1:250 000 geological map 3320 (Ladismith). Publication of the Geological Survey of South Africa, 99p.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 13:52
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:19
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.824059, 20.090387
Western Cape
- Cape Winelands
- Langeberg
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
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Submitted by doug.cole on 31/10/2013 - 14:04.
Grading
Grade IIIa
Grading Date
GradingComment
Geosite comprises a prominent gorge, which incises through the Langeberg Range between Ashton and Montagu. Should be graded as local. Grading by: DOUG COLE
Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Medium
Significance Categories
Sphere of Significance
National
Level
Medium
Statement of Significance
Site coincides with the angular unconformity between sandstone of the Table Mountain Group to the north and phyllite of the Malmesbury Group to the south. This is located along the R62 southwest of the entrance to the gorge. Spectacularly folded quartzitic sandstones of the Table Mountain Group can be seen throughout the 5 km-long gorge and the entire gorge should be preserved as a geoheritage site.
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