Category Archives: outcrops

Capetonian Geology: the Seapoint contact

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Very messy geologically, very pretty photographically – and studied by Charles Darwin.
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Categories: fieldwork, geology, outcrops, photos, volcanoes

More Capetonian geology

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Granites, sandstones and angular uncomformities
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Categories: fieldwork, geology, outcrops, photos

Cape Town geology: less freaky than the rest of South Africa

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Geologically at least, Cape Town does have a European vibe after all.
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Categories: geology, outcrops, photos

Uniformitarianism in action (sort of)

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Most of you correctly identified the sedimentary structures in Friday’s mystery photo: two sets of ripple marks can be seen on the left, and a lower bed on the right has what look like dessication/mud cracks, formed by the drying … Continue reading →

Categories: deep time, geopuzzling, outcrops