31 October 2012
A few folds from Betty’s Bay
Posted by Callan
Here are a few folds in the quartzites of the Cape Fold Belt, exposed on the mountainsides of the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens in Betty’s Bay, South Africa.
Hillside #1:
Zooming in closer:
Annotated (bedding traced out):
Hillside #2:
Zooming in on summit region:
Annotated (bedding traced out):
Zooming in on the central portion of the hill:
Annotated (bedding traced out):
The Cape Fold Belt – there it is!
Callan Bentley is an assistant professor of geology at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia. He is particularly interested in structural geology and the evolution of the Appalachian mountain belt. Callan draws cartoons and writes for EARTH magazine. He lives in the Fort Valley of Virginia.
