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157. Gorge Road - Mesozoic Sandstone

This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Westernport Bay Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
  • 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 Environmental Significance in the Flood Plain of the Upper Yarra Valley Region (1983) by Neville Rosengren, Douglas Frood and Kim Lowe (as part of a study of Sites of Environmental Significance by the University of Melbourne for the then Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority).
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Location:

Grantville - 732404. Cuttings along Gorge Road two kilometres south of Glen Forbes.

Access:

Gorge Road.

Ownership:

Crown Land

Geology:

Massive sandstone beds outcrop in road cuttings for 1500 metres along Gorge Road. The beds are strongly jointed in the vertical plane with a prominent east direction to actually have a shallow dip towards the north-east.

Significance:

Regional. This is the most extensive and best exposed section of the Mesozoic rocks in the study area.

Management:

Class 2. Future roadworks should be designed to maintain the quality of display of the Mesozoic beds.

References:

Tickell, S.J., 1971.
The geology of the Bass River Area. B.Sc. Hons thesis (unpub.) Dept. of Geol. Univ. of Melb.
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