Geology and Minerals

Clarens Formation

The Clarens Formation is a geological formation found in several localities in Lesotho and in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape provinces in South Africa. It is the uppermost of the three formations found in the Stormberg Group of the greater Karoo Supergroup rocks and represents the final phase of preserved sedimentation of the Karoo Basin.

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See also

• ▸Ironstone mining in Rosedale
• ▸Aluminium recycling
• ▸Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park

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