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Location: | Grantville - 729475. One kilometre east of Grantville. | |
Access: | Grantville Road. | |
Ownership: | Private land. | |
Geology: | This large quarry provides extensive exposure of a range of lithologies of the Baxter Formation. The sediments are commonly cross-bedded coarse sands and gravels with clay clasts and fine sand beds. Clear examples of the steep dips imparted by the Heath Hill Fault are evident and there are other minor faults. | |
Significance: | Regional. This is an important exposure of Baxter Formation affected by Heath Hill Fault. | |
Management: | Class 2. Quarry management guidelines should be applied here. |