Sea Point contact zone
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title:
Sea Point contact zone
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The Sea Point contact zone is a geologic boundary where the Malmesbury Group was intruded by molten granite, and can be seen at Sea Point. It extends over a width of about 150 meters. The Sea Point contact was first described in 1818 by the British naturalist Clark Abel. It was later made famous by Charles Darwin during his voyage of scientific discovery on H.M.S. Beagle. Here, slivers of dark coloured Malmesbury rocks, altered by intense heat are intermingled and folded with the pale coloured i
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Point_contact_zone
date created:
2023-08-29T10:05:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T12:08:16Z
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