Grid Reference NZ 643 158
BGS Sheet 34
OS Sheet 94
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status
Description of Geodiversity Exposures of Cleveland ironstone formation revealed in various river-cliffs and a waterfall in a fluvial environment
Literature References The Floating Egg – Roger Osbourne 1998
Site Map
Site Assessment
| Access and Safety |
Comments |
Rating |
| Safety of access |
Down track parallel to bridge |
6 |
| Safety of exposure |
View only from stream bed |
5 |
| Restricting conditions |
High flow episodes |
8 |
| Multiple exposure |
Slapewath locality |
10 |
| Note |
It is strongly suggested that on-site safety be the responsibility of the party leader(s), as the safety information above is given only as a guide. |
|
| Education and Science |
Comments |
Rating |
| Surface processes |
Various fluvial processes |
10 |
| Geomorphology |
Various fluvial features including waterfall |
10 |
| Sedimentary rock |
Cleveland ironstone formation (Pecten and Main seams) |
10 |
| Igneous rock |
None |
|
| Metamorphic rock |
None |
|
| Fossils |
Limited marine fossils |
4 |
| Minerals |
Siderite |
5 |
| Structural features |
Minor folding in river-cliff |
5 |
| Stratigraphy |
Pecten and Main seams of the Cleveland ironstone formation |
6 |
| Geodiversity Value |
Comments |
Rating |
| Education |
Limited educational value due to safety of access and size of exposure |
2 |
| Scientific |
Study by Earth scientists |
6 |
| Historical |
Limited historical value at specific site |
2 |
| Aesthetic |
Overgrown and neglected river corridor |
2 |
Surveyors
Andrew Carter, Alex Davies
Slapewath
Grid Reference NZ 643 158
BGS Sheet 34
OS Sheet 94
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003
Site Description
Site Status
Description of Geodiversity Exposures of Cleveland ironstone formation revealed in various river-cliffs and a waterfall in a fluvial environment
Literature References The Floating Egg – Roger Osbourne 1998
Site Map
Site Assessment
Surveyors