33. Gravel Pit, Merriman 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.
Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the South Gippsland Marine and Coastal Parks (1989) by Neville Rosengren.

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Location:	705570. Five kilometres south-west of Gormandale along Merriman Creek.	Sites 8221-30 32 33
Access:	Quarry face at the side of road.
Ownership:	Crown Land.
Geology/Geomorphology:	An abandoned gravel quarry exposes a 10 metre section through coarse sand and grits of the Haunted Hill Gravels. Blocks of grey clay up to 6 cm across, and arranged in rough layers are intercalated with coarse sand and clay with some bands of dark grey secondary-silicified, cross-bedded layers.
Significance:	Local.
Management:	The base of the quarry face should be cleared of undergrowth. The low significance of the site indicates that management strategies should ensure that unrestricted access to the quarry face be maintained.

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