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8422-5 Coongulmerang - Walpa Road Cutting
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This information has been developed from the publications:
- Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers.
- Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Gippsland Lakes Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
- Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in East Gippsland, Victoria (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography. |
Location: |
385164 (8322). Road cuttings at Walpa. | |
Abstract: |
Coongulmerang Formation. |
Geology: |
Beds of yellow micaceous silt and fine quartz sand exposed to a road cutting have been designated to the Coongulmerang Formation. This unit lies unconformably over the main Miocene - Pliocene beds in the Bairnsdale area but is exposed at only a few localities. It is overlain either by Haunted Hill Gravel or by gravels and alluvium of the Mitchell River terraces. |