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3. Landslips - Limonite

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.
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the South Gippsland Marine and Coastal Parks (1989) by Neville Rosengren.
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Location:321442; 319438. Two kilometres east of Limonite.

Access:

The Grand Ridge Road; Swain road.

Ownership:

Private land.

Geology/Geomorphology:

Two landslips have developed on the northern and southern slopes of The Grand Ridge east of Limonite. The northern slip is narrow with a semi-circular head and has given rise to a long well-defined earthflow that has blocked a tributary of O’Grady Creek. The southern slip is of broad amphitheatre shape and consists of numerous rotational slides at several levels. Both sides are developed in weathered basalt and probably involve movement at the contact with the underlying cretaceous sediments.

Significance/Management:

Regional.
Mass movement processes in the South Gippsland Hills - Landslips and Soil Creep
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