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8524- 6 Cowombat Flat

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:

045270. Four kilometres north-east of Mount Cobberas No. 2.

Abstract:

Limestone lens in Cowombat Siltstone.

Access:

Cowombat Flat Track (Tin Mine Road).

Ownership:

Crown Land.

Geology/Geomorphology:

A richly fossiliferous limestone lens outcrops in the headwaters of the Murray River at Cowombat Flat. The exposures on the Victorian side of the border are generally poor, being obscured by regolith and slope wash sediments. The extent of the limestone is marked by several small sinkholes.

Significance:

Local. The limestone outcrop provides an additional fossil site which is of importance in determining the stratigraphic sequence of the Silurian sediments.

Management:

The outcrops in Victoria is limited, and extensive and uncontrolled collection of fossils would degrade the site.
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