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Location: | 133018. Neerim North. | Columnar jointing in Older Volcanics basalt - Neerim North quarry. |
Access: | Neerim Junction –Neerim North Road. | |
Ownership: | Private land. | |
Geology/Geomorphology: | This large quarry provides excellent exposures of Tertiary Older Volcanics. The quarry faces display several basalt flows and particularly well developed columnar and fan jointing. | |
Significance: | Regional. Although other quarries in the area provide exposures of the Tertiary Older Volcanics, this site displays the best examples of columnar and fan jointing in the Central Gippsland region. | |
Management: | Land reclamation projects which may occur after the quarry is abandoned should preserve at least one quarry face in which the columnar jointing is well developed. |
Columnar jointing in Older Volcanics basalt - Neerim North quarry. |