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stone was laid down; the turbulence of the currents would explain the marked false bedding which is characteristic of the Table Mountain Sandstone throughout. Then the sea-floor sank, and over the close in-shore deposits were laid down the deeper-water deposits, muds, of the Bokkeveld. The shore line retreated northwards, and over the coastal plains of the continent which yielded the sands of the Table Mountain Series water now flowed, and deposits similar to the Table Mountain Sandstone were laid down. The sea bottom now rose and the
Fig. 41. Scheme of the Strata in Cape Colony
