Research Article

Contaminant Delineation of a Landfill Site Using Electrical Resistivity and Induced Polarization Methods in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Table 1

Lithostratigraphy of the Karoo supergroup in the Eastern Cape Province compiled by the council for geoscience [19].

SupergroupGroupSubgroupFormationMemberLithology

KarooStormbergDrakensbergBasalt, pyroclast deposits
ClarensSandstone
ElliotMudstone, sandstone
MoltenoSandstone, khaki shale, coal measures
BeaufortTarkastadBurgersdopMudstone, sandstone, shale
KatbergSandstone, mudstone, shale
AdelaideBalfourPalingkloofMudstone, sandstone, shale
ElandsbergSandstone, siltstone
BarberskransSandstone, khaki shale
DaggaboersnekShale, sandstone, siltstone
OudebergSandstone, Khaki shale
MiddletonShale, sandstone, mudstone
KoonapSandstone, mudstone
ECCAWaterfordSandtone, shale
Fort BrownShale, sandstone
RiponSandstone, shale
CollinghamShale, yellow claystone
WhitehillBlack shale, chert
Prince AlbertKhaki shale
DwykaDiamictite, tillite, shale