Research Article

Hydrological Evaluation of the Groundwater Potential in the Fractured Karoo Aquifer Using Magnetic and Electrical Resistivity Methods: Case Study of the Balfour Formation, Alice, South Africa

Table 1

Lithostratigraphic subdivisions of the Karoo Supergroup [40].

SupergroupGroupSubgroupFormationMemberLithology

KarooStormbergDrakensbergBasalt
Pyroclastic deposits
ClarensSandstone
ElliotRed mudstone
Sandstone
MoltenoCoarse sandstone
Khaki and grey shale
Coal measures
BeaufortTarkastadBurgersdorpMudstone
Sandstone
Grey shale
KatbergSandstone
Red mudstone
Grey shale
AdelaideBalfourPalingkloofRed mudstone
Sandstone
Grey shale
ElandsbergSandstone
Siltstone
BarberskransSandstone
Khaki shale
DaggaboersnekGrey shale
Sandstone
Siltstone
OudebergSandstone
Khaki shale
MiddletonShale
Sandstone
Red mudstone
KoonapGrey sandstone
Shale
EccaWaterfordSandstone
Shale
Fort BrownShale
Sandstone
RiponSandstone
Shale
CollinghamGrey shale
Yellow claystone
WhitehillBlack shale
Chert
Prince AlbertKhaki shale
DwykaDiamictite
Tillite
Shale