Top Results for Dolerite

Wildebeest Kuil is a rock-art site near Kimberley in South Africa's Northern Cape, where more than 400 engravings appear on dolerite boulders and outcrops. The images include human figures, animals, geometric forms, and other motifs associated with San and Khoekhoe communities. It is managed as a co...

The Organ Pipes are a group of columnar dolerite cliffs on kunanyi/Mount Wellington above Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. Their columns formed as Jurassic dolerite cooled and fractured, producing the vertical, pipe-like appearance that gives the formation its name. The area is visited for walking, cl...

Cape Hauy is a prominent dolerite headland and sea cliff situated within the Tasman National Park on the southeastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The cliff face is characterized by steep vertical drops into the Southern Ocean and features distinct towering rock spires, notably known as the Totem P...

The Kupgal petroglyphs are prehistoric rock engravings found on dolerite outcrops in Karnataka, southern India. The site includes images of cattle and other figures, cup marks, and rocks that produce resonant sounds when struck, linking visual markings with evidence of percussive activity. Researche...

Cape Pillar is a prominent dolerite headland located on the Tasman Peninsula in southeastern Tasmania, Australia. It features sheer vertical sea cliffs that rise up to 300 meters from the Southern Ocean, ranking among the highest coastal cliffs in the world. The cape and its surrounding cliff faces...

The Biesje Poort petroglyphs are a collection of San rock engravings located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Carved into exposed dolerite outcrops across the arid Bushmanland landscape, these artworks primarily feature geometric motifs and animal depictions. They represent the cultura...

Gog and Magog are two named dolerite formations on Tasmania's Great Western Tiers, the escarpment that rises above the Midlands. They are prominent rocky landmarks rather than a settlement or built monument, and their names refer to the biblical figures Gog and Magog. The formations are of interest...

Cape Raoul is a dolerite headland on Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula within Tasman National Park. Its coastal edge consists of columnar-jointed dolerite forming towers, cliffs, and isolated rocks above the sea. A marked walking track reaches the cape from the park road and follows open forest and heath...

The Organ Pipes are a prominent formation of vertical, columnar dolerite cliffs on kunanyi / Mount Wellington above Hobart, Tasmania. The columns formed when Jurassic molten rock cooled and contracted into regular polygonal pillars, with some rising to about 120 metres. The formation is reached by w...

Tasman Arch is a natural rock arch on the Tasman Peninsula in southeastern Tasmania, Australia. It was formed as waves eroded the peninsula’s coastal dolerite cliffs and is part of the coastline protected within Tasman National Park. The formation is visited as a geological and scenic landmark, part...

Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument on Stapeley Hill in Shropshire, England. Fifteen surviving stones form a rough ring about 30 metres across, and the stones are thought to have been taken from nearby Stapeley Hill. The scheduled monument also includes an outlying standing stone,...