April 20, 2015

Monday Geology Picture: Conglomerate Near Oudtshoorn, South Africa

Posted by Evelyn Mervine

Pretty red conglomerate, with my foot for scale.

Pretty conglomerate, with my foot for scale.

A couple of weeks ago I spent part of a weekend staying near Oudtshoorn, South Africa. During a hike, I walked by and, at times, across a beautiful Cretaceous age conglomerate. Here’s one image of the conglomerate, taken when I hiked across it. I’ll share some more pictures in another post.