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161. Almurta East - Mesozoic Sediments

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:

Jeetho - 802410. Road cuttings on the Glen Alvie Road eight kilometres south-east of Almurta.

Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
Massive arkose (A) overlying thin-bedded mudstone, Strzelecki Group, Almurta East.

Access:

Glen Alvie Road.

Ownership:

Crown Land.

Geology:
The road cuttings expose a clear eight metre section of Mesozoic sediments. The lower three metres are a sequence of soft thin sandstones and thicker mudstones, the upper part of the section is predominantly irregularly bedded arkose with slump and scour structures well displayed.

Significance:

Regional. This is one of the few accessible inland sites that display a relatively unweathered Mesozoic sequence.

Management:

Class 2. No artificial stabilisation or regarding of the slope should be undertaken as this would mask the significant features of the exposure.
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