This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:
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Location: | Grantville - 728428. Two hundred metres north of the road bridge at Glen Forbes. | Sites 153, 154, Bass River terraces and lignite outcrop at Glen Forbes. |
Access: | Dalyston - Glen Forbes Road. | |
Ownership: | Crown Land (Public Land Water Frontage Reserve), and private land. | |
Geology: | At the base of the river cliff is an outcrop of lignite belonging to Unit 2 of the Baxter Formation in the Bass River area (Spencer-Jones et al, 1975). The outcrop was first reported by James Stirling (1899). | |
Significance: | Regional. The outcrop is a rare surface exposure of the ligneous materials of the Baxter Formation. | |
Management: | Class 1. The outcrop is obscured by weeds and is subject to cattle trampling. Stock should be excluded from the area and no river bank works or bridges works should be permitted. | |
References: | Stirling. J., 1899. Progress report on survey of Quarter Sheet No. 2, Gippsland Carbonaceous area. Spec. Rept |