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17. Pakenham - Silurian Outcrop in Quarry

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).
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.

Location:Pakenham – 656846. Five hundred metres west of McGregor Road at Pakenham.
Access:Off McGregor Road.
Ownership:Private Land. This small abandoned quarry provides an exposure of the steeply dipping Silurian sandstone and mudstone that underlies the Pakenham – Berwick area.
Significance:Local. This is a clear exposure of the bedrock of this part of the catchment.
Management:Class 3. Any reclamation or filling of the quarry should be designed to maintain some exposures of the Silurian rocks on at least one of the upper faces.


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