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2. Evans Brothers Quarry - Coopers Creek

This information has been developed from the publications:
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in Central Gippsland (1981) by Neville Rosengren, M.S McRae-Williams and S.M Kraemers,
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the coast of Port Phillip Bay and in the Catchment of Westernport Bay (1984, 88) by Neville Rosengren.
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Location:

491957. Coopers Creek.

Access:

Coopers Creek Road

Ownership:

Crown Land.

Geology/Geomorphology:

A small abandoned quarry exposes a lens of limestone in Wilson Creek Shale.

Significance:

Regional. Limestone lenses are not common in the Wilson Creek Shale.

Management:

The quarry exposure is at present almost completely obscured by blackberries. Removal of the obscuring vegetation would greatly increase the value of the site.

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