Sunday - Robberg Peninsula

Early morning view along the Robberg peninsula

A visit to Nelson's cave

View from inside the cave

Original inhabitants of the cave

History of the cave

On the walk to Tiergat a range of interesting geological features were observed - a sandstone channel

Graded breccia layers between immature sandstones

Large scale crossbedding

Small scale crossbedding

Water escape structure in sandstone

Water escape 'dyke' like structure in a sandstone

Top view of the trace fossil Ophiomorpha

Side view of the trace fossil Ophiomorpha

Trigonia-like bivalves (Megatrigonia conocardiiformis?)

Ripple marked crossbeds, radiating from a central point

Ripple marks

Breccia, thought to be a tsunami-resedimented rudite

Jack's Point

Tiergat

1st year class of 2003