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15. Pakenham - Contact Metamorphic Ridges

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:

Pakenham – 637891; 658887; 667867. Two to four kilometres north and north-west of Pakenham.
Access:Thewls Road, Toomuc Valley Road, and Ahern Road.
Ownership:Private land.
Geology/Geomorphology:The southern margins of the Lysterfield Granodiorite are marked by distinctive narrow ridges that trend west-east. These are erosion resistant stones of metamorphosed Silurian sediments. A ridge of similar prominence and origin lies immediately west of the edge of the Tynong Granite north of Pakenham.
Significance:Regional. The ridges are major topographic features and are clear examples of differential erosion. They are the most obvious examples of contact metamorphic ridges in the study area.
Management:Class 3. The significance of the site will not be reduced by changes in land use.
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