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M4 Essendon West - Tertiary Sediments

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

LocationMaribyrnong - 135189 to 137185. Former City of Keilor. Northern and eastern banks of Maribyrnong River south of Buckley Street, Essendon West.

M4 - Red Bluff Sand (arrowed) outcropping above Maribyrnong River, Essendon West.
AccessProspect Street.
OwnershipCrown Land

Site Description
The river cliff exposes cross bedded pale yellow to red sands and clays of the Red Bluff Sand resting on weathered basalt of the Older Volcanics. The Red Bluff Sand is well exposed in small abandoned quarries and the Older Basalt crops out at river level.

Significance
Regional. The site is a clear exposure of some of the Tertiary formations below the Newer Volcanics basalt. Few similar exposures occur in the study area.

Management
Class 2. No filling or reclamation work that would obscure the geological sections should be undertaken at the site


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