15. Yarram - Traralgon Road Cutting

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:	786530. Three kilometres north of Carrajung Lower.	Lignite band, (arrowed), in Traralgon Formation.
Access:	Yarram-Traralgon Road.
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	The road cutting exposes a five metre section of the Eocene Traralgon Formation. The section is a fine clayey sand and contains a thin band of brown coal.
Significance:	Regional. This is one of the few clear exposures of the Traralgon Formation available. It is of interest for the exposure of the thin brown coal band, as sub-surface this formation includes the thick coal seams of the Stradbroke coalfield.
Management:	Maintenance of clear faces in the road cutting is necessary.

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