By: Sesethu and Pumelela
We woke up early from Knysna driving along the Table Mountain Group Sandstones/quartzites. As the day continued we came across older crust rocks(phyllites) lying on top of younger rocks of the Cape Fold Belt showing deformation caused by subduction of tectonic plates. While we were busy on the outcrop trying to understand the exciting geology explained by our extraordinary scientist (Conrad), we saw a shark egg. Everything about shark is scary look at that egg! LoL! Looking at the planar features of the rock, foliation is parallel at a slight angle to bedding.
Crazy geologists looking at the crazy Gamtoos Inlier
I have no idea what is this, however, apparently this is a shark egg?!
We then went back to the road and made a stop and looked at folded, thrusted and overturned quartzite outcrop of the Peninsula Formation (Cape Supergroup).
Crazy foliation
These fluvial Enon Red beds were caused by rifting of Gondwana, which began around 180 Ma. These clasts supported quartzite pebbles-boulders(~350mm) of the Table Mountain Group have a red colour that signifies a high oxygen content on earth.
Enon red beds
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