Piekenierskloof Karoo Basin Cape Fold Belt Fm
Period:
Ordovician
Age Interval:
Province:
Southern Africa
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Karoo Basin Cape Fold Belt
Lithology and Thickness
Piekenierskloof Fm:
LITHOLOGY = The rift fill consists of coarse-grained sandstones, conglomerates and subordinate mudstones. Approximate depth based on Klipheuwel and Piekenierskloof outcrop is about 3 km, and basin area is typically 1500–2000 km^2.
CALIBRATION = 30% up in the Early Ordovician (placed mid-way between formations).
REFERENCE = Tankard, A., "Tectonic evolution of the Cape and Karoo basins of South Africa", Marine and Petroleum Geology 26 (2009) 1379–1412
LITHOLOGY = The rift fill consists of coarse-grained sandstones, conglomerates and subordinate mudstones. Approximate depth based on Klipheuwel and Piekenierskloof outcrop is about 3 km, and basin area is typically 1500–2000 km^2.
CALIBRATION = 30% up in the Early Ordovician (placed mid-way between formations).
REFERENCE = Tankard, A., "Tectonic evolution of the Cape and Karoo basins of South Africa", Marine and Petroleum Geology 26 (2009) 1379–1412
Lithology Pattern:
Coarse-grained sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Tremadocian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.48
Beginning date (Ma):
482.17
Ending stage:
Floian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.73
Ending date (Ma):
472.82
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 25 lat: -30
Compiler: