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1-25 Exposures of Bridgewater Formation - quarry at Jones Ridge

This information has been developed from the publications:
  • An assessment of the Geological/Geomorphological Significance of Private Land in the Shire of Portland (1981) by N. Rosengren, J Mallen, T Shepherd.
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Locality:

7121-244898

Access:

Nelson-Winnap Road

Geology:

Quarrying has exposed a 20 m section of cross-bedded dune limestone of the Bridgewater Formation overlain by siliceous sands of the Malanganee Sand. Soil pipes are prominent in the upper section of Calcarenite.

Significance:

Regional. The site displays particularly good exposures of the Bridgewater Formation and associated solution features.

Management:

Continued quarrying is compatible with the maintenance of the value of this site and one section of the quarry, e.g. the southern face, should be retained as a reference locality.
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