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YY5 - You Yangs - Metamorphised Sediments

This information has been developed from this publication:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
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Location:You Yangs - 719948. Shire of Corio. Shallow road cut on Sandy Creek Road, 50 m north of the intersection with Branch Road.
Image: Sites of Significance Werribee
You Yangs - Matamorphised Sediments

Access:
Sandy Creek Road.

Ownership:
Crown land.

Site Description:
The road cut exposes a high grade hornfels produced by contact metamorphism of sediments intruded by the You Yangs Granite.

Significance:
Regional. The site is the only field contact exposure of the sediments invaded by the You Yangs Granite.

Management:
Class 2. Road maintenance operations should be designed to keep the clarity of thus small outcrop.

References:
Baker G (1936)
Bolger P (1981)

Photo: You Yangs Metamorphosed Rock
Metamorphic rocks (hornfels) at this site
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