what is the geological area in Pietermaritzburg
The Pietermaritzburg Formation covers parts of northern and central KwaZulu-Natal. It is exposed south of Vryheid and in the Mfolozi and Mkuze valleys (Geological Survey, 1984)(Figure 15.1). South ofthe Tugela River the Pietermaritzburg Formation is located in two north-south stretching belts (Figure 15.1).ith the ext~nsive faulting in the coast belt, the shales ofthe Pietermaritzburg Formation are bounded by the sandstones ofthe Vryheid Formation and the Natal Group, sands ofthe Berea Formation, and tillite of the Dwyka Formation.