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Bb3 Lowndes Bridge Quarry - Upper Maude Limestone Member

This information has been developed from the publications:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay (1988) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Shire of Otway (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
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LocationBannockburn - 533890. Former Shire of Bannockburn. Small unused quarry on hillslope 500 m east of Lowndes Bridge, 4 km north of Bannockburn.

Access
Parkers Road.

Ownership
Private land.

Site Description
The quarry exposes bedded sandy limestone overlain by sandy clays with prominent ferruginous pellets.

Significance
Local. The site displays the characteristic lithology of the upper beds of the Upper Maude Limestone Member. This contrasts with the dense microcrystalline limestone lower in the sequence exposed to the north.

Management
Class 2. The quarry face should be retained and not regraded, reclaimed or used as a refuse tip.

References
Bowler, J.M. (1963). Tertiary Stratigraphy and Sedimentation in the Geelong/Maude Aarea, Victoria. Proc. R. Soc. Vict. 76:69-137.

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