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Bf4 Batesford Quarry - Batesford Limestone


Geelong - Maude Area, Tertiary Stratigraphic Sites

This information has been developed from the publications:
  • 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 Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Shire of Otway (1984) 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.

LocationBatesford - 625785. Former Shire of Bannockburn. Quarry of Australian Portland Cement Limited, 2.5 km south of Batesford.

Access
McCanns Road.

Ownership
Private land.

Site Description
The quarry exposes extensive and very clear sections through the Batesford Limestone, Fyansford Formation and Newer Basalt and is the type locality of the Batesford Limestone. All are very clearly exposed in the southern face of the quarry and detailed analysis of the lithology and structures has been undertaken by several research workers.

Significance
State. The site is the major exposure of two of the formations recognised in the Tertiary transgressive - regressive sequence in the Geelong-Maude area. It is a type section, a major fossil site and shows the nature of the contact between the formations and the Newer Volcanics.

Management
Class 2. Arrangement should be made with the quarry management to retain, for permanent display, a quarry face which exposes the formations referred to above.

References
Hall, T.S. and Pritchard, G.B. (1892).
Hall, T.S. and Pritchard, G.B. (1897)
Singleton, F.A. (1941).
Bowler, J.M. (1963). Tertiary Stratigraphy and Sedimentation in the Geelong/Maude Area, Victoria. Proc. R. Soc. Vict. 76:


Bf4 - Batesford Quarry (Q) and landslip (arrowed) on Moorabool River, Batesford.

Bf4 - Newer Volcanic lava flows (V)
and Batesford Limestone (L), Batesford Quarry.
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