Submitted by doug.cole on Wed, 10/23/2013 - 11:45
Inventory Reference
GEO017
Formal Gradings
Grading
Grade IIIb
Grading Date
GradingComment

Kloof Quarry exploited hornfels of Malmesbury Group and fine-grained granite for building stone, aggregate and road material between 1890 and the 1950s. It forms a local historical site of mining activity. Grading by: DOUG COLE

Statement of Significance

Kloof Quarry is a large abandoned quarry that was rehabilitated for use as a playing field for Jan Van Riebeeck High School. It exploited hornfels of the Late Precambrian Malmesbury Group and granite of the Early Cambrian Cape Granite Suite for building stone, aggregate and road material with St Barnabas Church in Kloof Nek Road being one example.

Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Historical
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Low
Significance Categories
Understanding Natural or Cultural Heritage
Sphere of Significance
Local
Level
Low
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