November 6, 2017

Monday Geology Picture: Inselberg View

Posted by Evelyn Mervine

Some fantastic geologic scenery in Cape Town, South Africa: an inselberg (left) and the Twelve Apostles section of Table Mountain (right) in the background, a kayak in the middle, and some granitic rocks of the Cape Granite Suite in the foreground.

For this week’s picture, here’s a lovely view of an inselberg and the Twelve Apostles section of Table Mountain here in Cape Town, South Africa. Note the layers of sedimentary rocks of which the mountain is made. In the foreground, you can see some rocks of the Cape Granite Suite, which is about 550 million years old.