An4 - Mt Anakie - Maar

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Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren

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 (external link) section of the Geological Society of Australia website for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:	Anakie - 605026. Shire of Corio. Between Mount Anakie and unnamed central cone immediately east of road.	Mt Anakie - Maar
Access:	Unnamed road linking Staughton Vale Road and Browne Road.
Ownership:	Private land.
Site Description:	An oval shaped depression approximately 700 m by 400 m is surrounded by a rim of scoria and volcanic ash. The depression floor is swamp and may at times have contained a lake. The depression is the only defined eruption point crater in the Anakie group, as the others have been covered by the last ejections of scoria.
Significance:	Regional. This is the only example of a maar in the study area and one of the best preserved volcanic craters on the Werribee lava plains.
Management:	Class 1. The site should be protected from disturbance and major quarrying activities should not be permitted. Limited extraction of surface materials or excavation for dams for agricultural purposes only by the property owner could be permitted. It should be a condition on the quarry operator of the central cone that no material in the site be removed or covered by quarry spoil.

Site - An4

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