Castle Rock
Pound Quartzite: Frome Creek
Mighty upright cross-bedded quartzite lining Frome Creek, northern Flinders Ranges.
Brachina Formation shales
Outcropping olive green shales of the sedimentary Brachina Formation on the Copley-Arkaroola road.
Silver Mulla Mulla in purple shale
Black Range
Gully erosion
Gully erosion caused by flood waters, Leigh Creek.
Ripple Rock: Parachilna Gorge road
Flinders Ranges from Space: ESA
- Title Earth from Space: Flinders Ranges, South Australia
- Released: 31/07/2020
- Copyright ESA – European Space Agency
- DescriptionThis edition of the Earth from Space program features a false-colour image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2 over the many colourful curves and folds of the Flinders Ranges – the largest mountain range in South Australia. See also Flinders Ranges, South Australia to download the image.
Merinjina Tillite: Stubbs Waterhole
The Merinjina Tillite was formed by glacier transportation of silts, sands, rocks and boulders which came to settle on the sea floor as the glacier melted, 643 -750 million years ago.
Wooltana Volcanics: Arkaroola
Volcanics are not a common sight in the Flinders Ranges but an example of Wooltana Volcanics is visible on the Paralana Hot Springs Road at Arkaroola. The role of volcanic activity in the formation of the Flinders Ranges is outlined in the essay Legacy of Time by the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia.