Site 21 Carr Street, Coburg - Weathered Silurian

This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:

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:	YARRA 5000/04.09 E20825 N21950
	Left bank of Merri Creek 30 m south of Carr Street, Coburg.
Access:	Carr Street.
Ownership & Municipality:	Public Land, City of Coburg.
Site Description:	An old road cutting shows a section of weathered Silurian sandstone and mudstone overlain by weathered basalt. Traces of the buried soil developed on the Silurian rocks are visible although this is partly obscured by slumped basalt debris.
Significance Rating:	Local.
	This is a good site to show the deep weathering of the Silurian (Melbourne Formation rocks). When used in conjunction with Site 18, it illustrates the northern side of the buried Merri Creek valley above Coburg Lake.
Site Sensitivity:	Class 2.
	The site should be retained as a geological section. It should not be stabilised or landscaped.
References:	None known.

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