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They are underlain predominantly by Cape shales, and form an undulating plain 150 m to 400 m above sea level with occasional silcrete - and ferricrete-capped hills, remnants of a Tertiary land surface.
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Fynbos/Renosterveld Mosaic comprises a mosaic of fynbos and renosterveld communities associated largely with shale-derived soils, especially where silcrete/ferricrete material is present in the profile or occur as remnant outcrops.
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Pitting and trenching work exposed a thick, pervasive overburden generally comprising fine grained red brown to orange brown silt sand at the top, followed by gravelly silt and ferricrete intercalated with silcrete.
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Samples of the gossan and ferricrete returned only background values, which suggests that the source of the metals in soil may be hidden under talus.
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