8622-1 Pearl Point

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

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Location:	655158. 7 kilometres south-east of Bemm River.	Sites 8622 1 2
Abstract:	Dune covered headland of Palaeozoic rock. Heavy mineral concentration.
Access:	Unformed road from Bemm River township
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Geology:	Palaeozoic sandstones and slates strike north-south and dip steeply to the east. Minor deposits of heavy minerals are found on either side of the point with the highest concentration on a small beach and dune swale on the eastern side. The seam directly overlies bedrock and extends for about 240 metres along the coast in a belt up to 40 metres wide. It varies in total thickness from 5 centimetres to more than 30 centimetres and consists predominantly of ilmenite with minor zircon and rutile. The concentrations average 29% and the total deposit had been estimated at 1655 tonnes.
Significance:	Regional. This is the largest recorded heavy mineral deposit in Gippsland but the small reserve does not render it currently of economic value.
Management:	Beach and dune erosion periodically exposes part of the seam and any camping reserve should be located away from the mineral site.

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