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9.2 A & B Loves Creek - Brown Coal and Limestone

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.
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 (external site) section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:9-211344 (9.2A). The junction of Loves Creek and Gellibrand River south of the junction on the east of the river.

Outcrop of ligneous clay (arrowed) at Loves Creek.

Access:
Track off Wonga Road.

Ownership:
9.2A, Crown Land (River Reserve)
9.2B, Private Land

Geology:
In the Gellibrand-Kawarren area are outcrop of Tertiary sediments and volcanics that are not widely represented elsewhere in the Shire. Several outcrops of limestone and brown coal occur along Loves Creek and the Gellibrand River. The limestone is best exposed north of Kawarren outside the Shire of Otway and is referred to the Clifton Formation (Blake 1974) of Oligocene-Miocene age. The best outcrop in the north of the Otway Shire is on the eastern bank of the Gellibrand River one kilometre north-west of Gellibrand township. The deposit here is about eight metres thick and is exposed in an old quarry face.

Underlying the limestone are sediments equivalent to the Eastern View Formation which include thin beds of ligneous clay and brown coal. A clear outcrop is exposed on the bank of Loves Creek 40 metres above the Gellibrand River confluence.

Significance:
Regional. These outcrops are important in displaying aspects of the Tertiary geology of the northern Otway area.

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Sites 9.1, 9.1a and 9.1b to 9.2a and 9.2b

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